Higher costs of nutritious diets contribute to socio-economic disparities in health
Tuesday, January 25, 2011 - 10:31
in Mathematics & Economics
Socio-economic disparities in diet patterns and nutrient intake are well documented in research. People with lower incomes and less education typically have less healthful eating habits than people with higher incomes and more education. But little is known about the extent to which those disparities are driven by higher monetary costs of nutritious foods.