Why don't poor men eat fruit? Socioeconomic differences in motivations for fruit consumption.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Those of lower socioeconomic status (SES) tend to have less healthy diets than those of higher SES. This study aimed to assess whether differences in motivations for particular foods might contribute to socioeconomic differences in consumption.

Methods

Participants (n = 732) rated their frequency of consumption and explicit liking of fruit, cake and cheese. They reported eating motivations (e.g., health, hunger, price) and related attributes of the investigated foods (healthiness, expected satiety, value for money). Participants were randomly assigned to an implicit liking task (Single Category Implicit Association Task) for one food category. Analyses were conducted separately for different SES measures (income, education, occupational group).

Results

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SUBMITTER: Pechey R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4262578 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature