Can Low-Income Americans Afford a Healthy Diet?

Elise H. Golan, Hayden Stewart (), Fred Kuchler and Diansheng Dong ()

Amber Waves:The Economics of Food, Farming, Natural Resources, and Rural America, 2008, 8

Abstract: Low-income households that receive maximum food assistance benefits usually can afford a healthy diet; others may have more difficulty.

Keywords: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2008
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.122581

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