News
In the News

Kids Eat Better After WIC

June 11, 2024

Kids in families with low incomes eat healthier at age 6 if they participated in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) through age 5 than if they left the program after their first year.

Findings from the WIC Infant and Toddler Feeding Practices Study-2: Sixth Year Report indicate that consumption of fruits, vegetables, dairy, and protein foods by children who started life on WIC is consistent with consumption by a national sample of children—though both groups have room for improvement.

Westat’s Christine Borger, PhD, is the Principal Investigator for the ITFPS-2 study; she says, “These finding demonstrate the lasting impact of WIC participation after children are no longer age eligible. Through education and nutritious food offerings, WIC is leading the way in lasting dietary improvements for families with low incomes.”

Learn more about ITFPS-2 and its findings: What are the current feeding practices of infants and toddlers? – Westat

News

Deep Dive with Our Experts

view all news

How can we help?

We welcome messages from job seekers, collaborators, and potential clients and partners.

Get in Contact

Want to work with us?

You’ll be in great company.

Explore Careers
Back to Top
Privacy Overview
Westat

This website uses cookies so that we can provide you with the best user experience possible. Cookie information is stored in your browser and performs functions such as recognizing you when you return to our website and helping our team to understand which sections of the website you find most interesting and useful.

Strictly Necessary Cookies

Strictly Necessary Cookie should be enabled at all times so that we can save your preferences for cookie settings.

3rd Party Cookies

This website uses Google Analytics to collect anonymous information such as the number of visitors to the site, and the most popular pages.

Keeping this cookie enabled helps us to improve our website.

Additional Cookies

This website uses the following additional cookies:

  • Google Analytics
  • Google Tag Manager
  • Google Search Console
  • Google Sitekit