APS

31st APS Annual Convention · 2019

Childhood Socioeconomic Status and Healthy/Unhealthy Eating.

Washington, DC · May 2019

Poster · Developmental

  • Mitsuru Shimizu
    SIU Edwardsville
  • Jamie Riedle
    Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
  • Bridget Howard
    Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
  • Zachary Leonard
    Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

Abstract

This experiment found that those raised in higher socioeconomic environments tended to eat less fruits when they were hungry, suggesting that they primarily ate unhealthy foods more essential for their caloric needs than healthy foods. However, those raised in lower socioeconomic environments ate more fruits when they were hungry.

Health/Exercise/Sport

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