Socioeconomic Status, Energy Cost, and Nutrient Content of Supermarket Food Purchases

• Published in: American journal of preventive medicine Vol. 42; no. 4; pp. 398 - 402
• Main Authors: Appelhans, Bradley M., PhD, Milliron, Brandy-Joe, PhD, Woolf, Kathleen, PhD, Johnson, Tricia J., PhD, Pagoto, Sherry L., PhD, Schneider, Kristin L., PhD, Whited, Matthew C., PhD, Ventrelle, Jennifer C., MS
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier Inc 01.04.2012
• Subjects: Adult; Body fat; Commerce - economics; Commerce - statistics & numerical data; Computer programs; Data Collection; Dietary Fats; Diets; Education; Educational Status; Energy Intake; Female; Food; Food - economics; Food - statistics & numerical data; Food Analysis; Food Labeling - statistics & numerical data; Food Packaging - statistics & numerical data; Food Preferences; guidelines; Humans; Internal Medicine; Male; Middle Aged; nutrient content; Nutrients; Nutritive Value; Packaging; Poverty; Socioeconomic Factors; Socioeconomic status; Socioeconomics; Software; Supermarkets; United States; Vegetables; United States; USA, Arizona, Phoenix

Background The relative affordability of energy-dense versus nutrient-rich foods may promote socioeconomic disparities in dietary quality and obesity. Although supermarkets are the largest food source in the American diet, the associations between SES and the cost and nutrient content of freely chos...