Removing Unhealthy Foods From SNAP—A MAHA Strategy to Take Seriously

This Viewpoint summarizes arguments for and against the Make America Healthy Again strategy calling for the restriction of unhealthy foods from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP); summarizes how these restrictions are being implemented in 18 US states; and suggests several things states should consider when implementing these restrictions.

Corresponding Author: Laura Schmidt, PhD, School of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, 490 Illinois St, San Francisco, CA 94158 (laura.schmidt@ucsf.edu).

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