CONNECTING THE DOTS BETWEEN SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS AND NUTRITION

Researchers say its time to rethink U.S. food policy, which through its subsidies encourage production of a limited range of foods that may not necessarily be part of a nutritious diet. Their report is published in the Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health.


University of Washington researchers previously found that better quality diets are more costly than less nutritious diets, and that there is a rising disparity in the price of healthful foods.


“The twist with this new study is that we’ve connected the dots that could explain why people in a lower socioeconomic status have less nutritious diets,” 


says Pablo Monsivais, acting assistant professor of epidemiology.