Significant Changes Made In 2009 To WIC Program Resulted In Reduced Risk For Obesity Among Small Children

reports that “significant changes” in 2009 that made the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) “more nutritious for low-income families and children resulted in reducing the risk of obesity among four-year-old children who had been part of the program since infancy,” researchers found. Investigators “found that the obesity risk was 12% lower for boys and 10% lower for girls who received a full dose of the new food package up until age four, compared to children who receive a full dose of the old food package.” The findings were published online in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. https://www.nola.com/news/2019/04/toddlers-obesity-rates-dropped-when-food-voucher-program-became-more-nutritious-study.html