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RFK Jr. says he’s working to stop food stamps buying soda and candy (www.newsnationnow.com)

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[–] wesker@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

There seems to be some correlation between cavities and children in low income homes. There is likely a number of factors to this, but junk food I believe seems to be one of them.

https://www.cdc.gov/oral-health/php/2024-oral-health-surveillance-report/selected-findings.html

However, maybe more to your point, the issue is also accessibility to healthy foods at reasonable prices. Additionally, likely parent education about how fucking awful soda and candy is.

[–] SwingingTheLamp@midwest.social 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

If that's the issue, banning soda and candy for everybody would also improve things for poor kids.

[–] wesker@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 1 month ago

I mean, I wouldn't disagree.