Corner stores stock healthy food aid programs after the change

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Tuesday, March 20, 2008 (minutes News)-two low-income areas of Philadelphia North Korea little shop popular United States Government food aid programs after the change begins, a new study found that healthy foods stockings.

Women, infants, and children (WIC program) special supplemental nutrition program for low-income pregnant women and new mothers, as well as 5 years of age in infants and children's nutritional needs are met, the suit. In 2009, a participant in the program start, introduced changes in the fruit and vegetables, whole grain foods, such as a gift certificate to pay for brown rice and wheat bread and tofu. other changes include reduced-fat milk switch from full fat.

Research on change of country corner and whole grains, vegetables, fruits, milk and other products, reduced-fat, healthy food products have a neighborhood convenience store.

The researchers also changes the nutritious food family or Government programs increased costs without increasing availability.

Funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation study that was published in the journal of nutrition education and behavior.

"Changes in WIC food packages to help both poor neighbourhoods increased access to healthy foods," said lead author is already in the University of Pennsylvania, said in a press release: Hillier Foundation "Even a small corner stores start stocking fruits and vegetables, low-fat milk and food that can help residents stay healthy and reduce the risk of obesity."

The researchers two 115 stores in most Hispanic and African American neighborhood of Philadelphia North Korea evaluating. Full-service chain supermarkets had nutritious food the highest availability deals and enrolled in the WIC program changes after major convenience stores improved.

WIC is not involved in health food stores and stock research found even

Researchers have increased access to nutritious food actually means and whether or not the neighborhood people healthy diet did not investigate.

"We are a frequent these stores but people eat healthy foods we think additional research is necessary to determine," Hillier said.

--Robert Preidt minute copyright © 2012. All rights reserved. Source: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, press release, 03-08-2012

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