Unhealthy food preferences: A psychological consequence of poverty?

Volume: 56, Issue: 2, Pages: 613 - 639
Published: Nov 19, 2021
Abstract
Drawing on the literature on the psychological consequences of poverty, this paper examines whether stress explains poor people's stronger preferences for unhealthy food and whether self-affirmation mitigates stress and reduces unhealthy food preferences. Through a quasiexperimental field study of patrons of a community kitchen, we show that poor people (vs. controls) prefer more unhealthy food and, more importantly, that chronic stress mediates...
Paper Details
Title
Unhealthy food preferences: A psychological consequence of poverty?
Published Date
Nov 19, 2021
Volume
56
Issue
2
Pages
613 - 639
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