Mere experience of low subjective socioeconomic status stimulates appetite and food intake

• Main Authors: Cheon, Bobby Kyungbeom, Hong, Ying-Yi
• Other Authors: School of Humanities and Social Sciences
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2017
• Subjects: Subjective socioeconomic status; Social class
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/83446; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/42593
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Among social animals, subordinate status or low social rank is associated with increased caloric intake and weight gain. This may reflect an adaptive behavioral pattern that promotes acquisition of caloric resources to compensate for low social resources that may otherwise serve as a buffer against...