Nutritional benefits from federal food assistance
1977
Kafatos, Anthony G. | Zee, Paul
Extract: Approximately 4,000 preschool black children from low income families in South Memphis participated for three years in a supplementary food program sponsored by the USDA. Part of this group received additional benefit from food stamps, day care centers, and infant feeding program. 250 children selected randomly from the enrollment list of the supplementary program were examined for height, weight, head circumference, and levels of hemoglobin, serum iron, and vitamins A and C. The data were then compared with those from a similar survey in the same area conducted three years before. The results of this comparison indicate considerable improvements in height and weight and a reduction in the incidence of anemia and in the number of children with low plasma vitamin A levels.
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