Taxpayers are paying for unhealthy junk food sold to needy Americans through welfare benefits that contribute to chronic ...

Starting in 2026, six more states will limit SNAP benefits for buying soda and candy to encourage healthier eating. While ...

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins recently signed waivers to change the definition of food that’s allowed to be ...

Republican-led states are leading the charge to ban soda and candy from their food stamp programs, as Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s “Make America Healthy Again” (MAHA) movement flips ...

Restrictions on benefits also vary by state, adding to the confusion for the food industry. Some states are only banning ...

ABC News medical correspondent and emergency room physician Dr. Darien Sutton discusses the changes to some states' programs to prohibit soda purchases with SNAP benefits.

There is now a bipartisan movement to ban SNAP benefits from being used to purchase junk food. Congress should make the ban permanent.

Clients of a government food program will soon have to scratch certain items off their grocery list. State leaders sought and ...

Starting Jan. 1, Florida’s SNAP recipients can no longer use their food stamp benefits to buy soda, energy drinks, candy, and ...

Tennessee Governor Bill Lee is seeking federal waivers to update the state's SNAP program to exclude sodas and include some ...

I am proud to say that Louisiana isn’t just participating in the MAHA movement," the governor said, "we are leading it.” ...

"It’s common sense - making sure taxpayer dollars aren’t funding the very foods that fuel obesity, diabetes, and chronic ...