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Med’s Darcy Freedman discusses a new bill that would limit SNAP benefits

Proposed dessert restrictions on SNAP benefits wouldn’t necessarily improve health, experts say
cleveland.comDarcy Freedman, the Mary Ann Swetland Professor of Environmental Health Sciences at the School of Medicine, explained how a new bill that would add limitations to SNAP benefits oversimplifies complex nutrition issues. “Restrictions alone will not benefit much. We have to have a two-pronged approach: restrictions and incentives,” Freedman said.