Newly appointed U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins announced a potential ban on "bad food and sugary drinks" for food stamp holders, also known as Supplemental Nutrition Assistance ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) - Some South Carolina lawmakers say they don’t want your tax dollars going towards sugary foods ...

WASHINGTON — Americans on food stamps may be banned from using them to buy “sugary drinks” and other junk food, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said Friday. The newly appointed cabinet ...

WASHINGTON — A push to ban sugary drinks, candy and more from the U.S. program that helps low-income families pay for nutritious food has been tried before — but it may soon get a boost from ...

A trial at English secondary schools of alternative food labeling - which displayed the number of minutes of physical activity needed to burn off calories - reduced the purchase of sugary foods by a ...

Two bills have been introduced in the House of Representatives to eliminate soda from the list of items that may be bought ...

About 23% of food stamp dollars go to purchase items like soda, candy, desserts and salty snacks. That contributes to higher obesity rates.

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