Childhood Obesity

A bill that would place new restrictions on what items Alabama SNAP benefit recipients are allowed to purchase, has passed a Senate committee. Senate Bill 61, was approved by the Senate Finance and Taxation Committee. It calls for removing food and drinks with high sugar and sodium content.

A newly-created panel is trying to find ways to make it easier for nearly 2 million Alabamians to eat healthier food.The Alabama Healthy Food Financing…

Statistics show about 16 percent of low-income Alabama preschoolers are obese, and the problem is getting worse.A report based on 2014 statistics from the…