Severe Obesity Declining Among Low-Income US Toddlers Receiving Government Food Assistance,

“The proportion of” low-income children “receiving government food assistance who are severely obese has declined following benefits changes designed to encourage healthier purchases,” researchers found after examining data on “22.6 million young children enrolled in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC), which gives money to low-income families to purchase healthy foods.” The data were “from 2000 to 2014, a period spanning a benefits change in 2009 to promote fruits, vegetables and whole grains.” https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-kids-poverty-obesity/severe-obesity-declining-among-low-income-u-s-kids-idUSKBN1EX26A