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Nutritional Quality of Foods Acquired by Americans: Findings From USDA’s National Household Food Acquisition and Purchase Survey

  • by Lisa Mancino, Joanne Guthrie, Michele Ver Ploeg and Biing-Hwan Lin
  • 2/21/2018
  • EIB-188

Overview

ERS investigates possible influences on the foods Americans purchase or otherwise acquire, including consumer income levels, food sources (stores and other sources), food-source access, and participation in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).

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