“It is no longer controversial to say that the United States food system does not support a healthy diet. Junk food is extraordinarily palatable and virtually omnipresent; its advertising is pervasive; many Americans do not live within convenient distance of a grocery store stocking healthy alternatives; and healthier foods are typically perceived as costlier. In this environment, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) provides 42 million low-income people with financial assistance to purchase food. Most SNAP recipients, because they tend to live in lower-income communities, are exposed to the worst of the US food system: more unhealthy food marketing through traditional and social media, more unhealthy foods in the stores where they regularly shop, and fewer healthy foods that are financially within reach. Although SNAP benefits are intended to provide low-income families with sufficient food-purchasing power to obtain a nutritious diet, there is broad consensus that current benefits are insufficient [1]. The US food system is in urgent need of policies and programs that support and facilitate better dietary habits.”
1. There is no United States food system.
2. There is no agreement on what is a healthy diet.
3. There is no agreement on what is junk food.
4. What’s the number in a statement like “many Americans?”
5. What is a healthy alternative?
6. Are healthy foods really more costly per ounce or per pound?
7. How many are “most SNAP recipients?”
8. What broad consensus and who are they?
9. “Policies and programs” is code for more government.
10. When was it ever controversial to say we Americans didn’t have a healthy diet? I’ve heard it all my life and I’m 79!
https://journals.plos.org/plosmedicine/article?id=10.1371/journal.pmed.1002662
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