U.S. Policies Addressing Ultraprocessed Foods, 1980-2022.

Introduction: Ultraprocessed foods are industrial formulations manufactured from substances derived from foods and industrially-produced ingredients and additives. Few countries' policies directly regulate ultraprocessed food, but several countries' dietary guidelines suggest eating less ultraprocessed food. The U.

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program as a health intervention.

Purpose Of Review: In 2020, obesity prevalence among US children reached 19.7%, impacting about 14.7 million children and adolescents.

Comparing shopper characteristics by online grocery ordering use among households in low-income communities in Maine.

Objective: Online grocery shopping could improve access to healthy food, but it may not be equally accessible to all populations - especially those at higher risk for food insecurity. The current study aimed to compare the socio-demographic characteristics of families who ordered groceries online v. those who only shopped in-store.

Availability of Grocery Delivery to Food Deserts in States Participating in the Online Purchase Pilot.

This cross-sectional study examines the availability of grocery delivery in census tracts designated as food deserts and among households within them.

Trends and Disparities in Diet Quality Among US Adults by Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Participation Status.

Importance: Unhealthful diet is a top contributor to chronic diseases in the United States. There are growing concerns about disparities in diet among US adults, especially for those who participate in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), the largest federal food assistance program. It remains unclear how these disparities may have changed over time.

Tobacco control in state comprehensive cancer control plans: opportunities for decreasing tobacco-related disease.

Introduction: Comprehensive cancer control plans published by state, tribal, and territorial health agencies present an excellent opportunity to help prevent tobacco-related and other cancers. In this analysis, we sought to estimate the extent to which tobacco control activities outlined in state comprehensive cancer control plans incorporated the tobacco control recommendations presented by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Best Practices for Comprehensive Tobacco Control Programs-August 1999 (Best Practices) and The Guide to Community Preventive Services: Tobacco Use Prevention and Control (The Guide).

Methods: We analyzed the 39 available state comprehensive cancer control plans to determine which of the CDC tobacco control recommendations were incorporated.