From the Food Research and Action Center (http://www.frac.org):
Poverty, food insecurity, and poor nutrition have detrimental impacts on the health, development, and well-being of young children in the short and long terms. One essential strategy to address these issues is connecting vulnerable young children and their families to the federal nutrition programs, specifically the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly called “food stamps”), the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), and the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP). These profoundly important programs support healthy growth and development during early childhood and beyond.
A new research paper developed by FRAC, with support from the Think Babies™ campaign, provides a brief overview of the importance of early nutrition; briefly summarizes the harmful impacts of food insecurity on infants and young children; and highlights research demonstrating the effective role of the federal nutrition programs during early childhood in improving food and economic security, dietary intake, health, and development.
Read more at http://www.frac.org/wp-content/uploads/researchwire-fall-2018.pdf.
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