Karen Turner, a nutrition educator, teaches kindergartners about healthy living, emphasizing the importance of hydration. Her classes are part of SNAP-Ed, which aims to help low-income Americans make nutritious food choices. However, proposed cuts by House Republicans threaten this program. Advocates warn that these reductions could undermine efforts to combat childhood obesity, which has nearly quadrupled since the 1970s. The calls for maintaining SNAP-Ed funding are urgent, especially as federal initiatives aim to limit unhealthy food purchases using food assistance benefits.
"If you want America to be healthier and you're cutting SNAP-Ed, I don't see how that can be done," said Turner, who is with Maryland's SNAP-Ed program run by the University of Maryland Extension.
But Turner's classes - and other activities to increase nutrition and prevent obesity across the country - could soon end. House Republicans have proposed eliminating SNAP-Ed.
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