Food Aid To Puerto Rico Is Salty, Sugary, And Unbalanced, Researcher Says
A professor of public health found boxes filled with sugary or high-sodium snacks was sent to people in need of meals after Hurricane Maria, and says food aid needs to be more nutritious.
After Hurricane Maria hit, many people were left without access to water, food and power. But when food came, it raised a host of health concerns.
As food aid began to arrive last fall, Twitter was full of complaints from recipients and their families expressing shock that the contents of relief boxes appear to be stuffed with items like candy bars, potted meat and cheese crackers.
"Who in their right mind would think this qualifies as a meal?" tweeted CBS correspondent David Begnaud, quoting a Puerto Rican resident named Pedro who found candy and chips in his box.
After seeing a flood of such , , a professor of public health at George Washington University, and a group of
