Source: MORNING AG CLIPS, 5/3/18

A new poll released by the Physicians Committee—a nonprofit of 12,000 doctors—finds strong support for focusing on healthful foods in the federal government’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as food stamps. Congress is currently debating the farm bill, which authorizes the SNAP program.
• The poll finds 80 percent agree that SNAP should emphasize foods such as vegetables, fruits, beans, and grains that prevent diabetes and other diet-related diseases. Support is highest—85 percent—among respondents 

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