id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-325138-riu4jdc2 Hassink, Sandra G. Obesity and Hunger Threaten the Foundations of Child Health 2020-08-13 .txt text/plain 3251 197 54 29 Specific federal programs which "serve as critical supports for the physical and mental health and academic competence of children " are SNAP, WIC, Child and Adult Care Food Program, School breakfast and lunch program, and the Summer Food Service Program 26 Food programs like these are opportunities to provide healthy food for children most at risk for food insecurity and obesity. WIC provides federal grants to states for supplemental foods, health care referrals, and nutrition education for low-income pregnant, breastfeeding, and nonbreastfeeding postpartum women, and to infants and children up to age five who are found to be at nutritional risk. Making WIC widely accessible to families hit hard by COVID-19 is crucial because WIC has been shown to both reduce the prevalence of food insecurity 42, 43 and obesity 44 and is an important contributor to early childhood health. ./cache/cord-325138-riu4jdc2.txt ./txt/cord-325138-riu4jdc2.txt