Another Look at WIC’s Breastfeeding Data: State Totals Reveal More Than Regional Averages
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DOI: 10.1177/0890334418797318
Abstract: Background: Breastfeeding is known to be the most beneficial way of feeding infants, but 68% of the infants enrolled in the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children are… read more here.
Keywords: state; special supplemental; fully formula; level ... See more keywords
Trends in Breastfeeding Among Infants Enrolled in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children — New York, 2002–2015
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DOI: 10.15585/mmwr.mm6623a4
Abstract: Breastfeeding is widely accepted as the optimal method of infant feeding (1,2). New York Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) has prioritized the promotion of breastfeeding. To assess breastfeeding trends among… read more here.
Keywords: special supplemental; program; nutrition; york ... See more keywords
Minimum Stocking Requirements for Retailers in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children: Disparities Across US States
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DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2017.303809
Abstract: Objectives To examine state variation in minimum stocking requirements for Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)-authorized small food retailers. Methods We obtained minimum stocking requirements for 50 states and the District… read more here.
Keywords: special supplemental; minimum stocking; nutrition program; stocking requirements ... See more keywords
Longer Participation in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children Is Not Associated with Reduced Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Intake among Black Participants
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DOI: 10.3390/nu14051048
Abstract: This study assessed relationships of duration of family Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) participation with racial/ethnic disparities in child sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) and water intake. Child beverage intake and family… read more here.
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Factors That Influence Children’s Exits from the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children: A Systematic Review
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DOI: 10.3390/nu15030766
Abstract: The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) provides supplemental foods and nutritional education to low-income women and children up to the age of five. Despite evidence that WIC improves diet and… read more here.
Keywords: program; nutrition; nutrition program; program women ... See more keywords