Low subjective socioeconomic status alters taste-based perceptual sensitivity to the energy density of beverages

• Main Authors: Lim, Elizabeth X., Forde, Ciarán G., Cheon, Bobby Kyungbeom
• Other Authors: School of Social Sciences
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: Social sciences::Psychology; Subjective Socioeconomic Status; Social Inequality
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/154023
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Lower socioeconomic status (SES) is associated with increased consumption of energy-dense foods and sugar-sweetened beverages. Recent findings suggest that the mere perception of having lower subjective SES (SSES) compared to others was sufficient to elicit heightened preferences and consumption of...