CONCORD, N.H. (AP) -- A national survey shows that low-income New Hampshire women and children have been eating healthier since the federal government made changes to the food benefits they receive.
In 2009, the government-funded Women, Infants and Children program began offering more healthy foods, including vouchers that could be used for fresh fruits and vegetables. State health officials said this week that a survey of WIC participants in New Hampshire taken before the changes and again last spring showed significant improvements.
Among women, there was a 74 percent increase in those who said they ate vegetables three or more times per day, and there was a similar increase for children. Both women and children reported consuming more fruit, and whole grains as well.
Comments are posted from viewers like you and do not always reflect the views of this station.
powered by Disqus
Most Popular Stories
Crane accident cuts power to one-third of Vietnam
Goat on the lam snarls NJ's Pulaski Skyway traffic
Ferris wheel ride world record broken in Chicago
Star chef killed over meal
Obama to push for transparency in face of threats
Between economy and trouble, Obama approval steady
Tea party storm largely inside IRS - so far
House to vote on variable rate student loans
GOP questions IRS scrutiny of anti-abortion groups
WVLT VOLUNTEER TV
6450 Papermill Drive Knoxville, TN 37919 (865) 450-8888 - Phone (865) 450-8869 - Fax
Gray Television, Inc. - Copyright © 2002-2013 - Designed by Gray Digital Media - Powered by Clickability
User Agent: CCBot/2.0 - 139080099
