Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits help keep tens of millions of people across the country from going ...

A push to ban sugary drinks, candy and more from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program may soon get a boost from new ...

A short bout of indulgence in fatty, sugary snacks leads to lingering brain-activity changes ― even if it does not cause ...

The Tennessee SNAP Act would require the Tennessee Department of Human Services to request a waiver from the U.S. Department ...

About 42 million people across the U.S. use Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP benefits, every month. It helps low-income families pay for everything from fresh fruits and vegetables ...

Diet can have a greater impact on a person’s chances of getting Alzheimer’s, according to new research. The Northeastern ...

Newly confirmed Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr has urged the government to ban Snap from being used ...

The Trump Administrations is considering banning SNAP benefits from being used to buy junk food. "This is particularly true ...

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins wants to restrict SNAP benefits from being used for sugary drinks and junk food.

Congress is currently considering two bills addressing SNAP benefits. One seeks to ban SNAP purchases of junk foods like ...

Rep. Josh Breechan, an Oklahoma Republican, sponsored the Healthy SNAP Act. “If someone wants to buy junk food on their own dime, that’s up to them,” he said. “But what we’re saying is ...

The program is run by the USDA, not HHS, and is administered through individual states. It is authorized by the federal Food ...