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This is what the NYT article and the underlying study both concluded. While families on food stamps did spend a somewhat larger share of their food budget on soft drinks and other unhealthy foods, there was not a big difference in their behavior compared with families not receiving food stamps. The headline likely gave readers the opposite impression, telling readers:

“In the shopping cart of a food stamp household: lots of soda.”

Come on folks, try to have your headlines reflect what the article says.