Delay Discounting and the Income-Food Insecurity-Obesity Paradox in Mothers.

ABSTRACT: Food insecurity, defined as unpredictable access to food that may not meet a person's nutritional needs, is paradoxically associated with higher BMI (kg/m²) and obesity. Research has shown delay discounting, a behavioral economic measure of the preference for immediate rather than delayed rewards, is related to higher BMI, and moderates the relationship between income and food insecurity. Based on this research, we used regression models to test whether delay discounting, consideration of future consequences, and perceived stress were atemporal mediators of the food insecurity-BMI relation in 313 mothers, controlling for demographic variables. A secondary aim was to replicate the finding that delay discounting moderates the relationship between low income and high food insecurit

SUBMITTER: Epstein LH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10522429 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature