Food Purchasing Behavior of Food Insecure Cancer Patients Receiving Supplemental Food Vouchers.
Luke PaolantonioSoo Young KimJulia RamirezNicole Roberts-EversleyYuelin LiIrina MelnicMinlun WuDevika R JutagirJulia SmithModupe OladeleFrancesca M GanyPublished in: Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (2019)
Patients who received a food voucher purchased more fruits and vegetables than national averages would suggest. They also spent less on sweetened beverages than national samples. Patients who were born outside of the United States or who were limited English proficient purchased significantly more healthy foods than English-speaking and American-born study patients. Supplemental food vouchers for food insecure cancer patients resulted in the purchase of healthy food items.