Upshot
The New Health Care
How Cutting Food Stamps Can Add Costs Elsewhere
When people eat better, they enjoy better health, reducing not just suffering, but also some expenses.
By Austin Frakt and Elsa Pearson
Dec. 31, 2019
“…a novel approach to food pantry design that allows clients to choose their own food and take part in monthly nutritional goal setting. Three months in, participants were less likely than those using a traditional food pantry to experience severe food insecurity. A year later, they were eating more fruits and vegetables.”