Subjective social status is associated with compensation for large meals – A prospective pilot study

Wijayatunga, Nadeeja; Ironuma, Bridget; Dawson, John A.; Rusinovich, Bailey; Myers, Candice A.; Cardel, Michelle; Pavela, Gregory; Martin, Corby K.; Allison, David B.; Dhurandhar, Emily J.

doi:10.1016/j.appet.2018.07.031

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“…Research in animal models and humans has demonstrated that low social status predicts obesity more strongly in females than males (35‐37). Similarly, we observed a differential sex response to experiencing a condition of low social status on eating behavior, which could impact obesity development.…”

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“…Our hypothesis was that randomizing females to LOW would acutely result in excess calorie consumption. This hypothesis is derived, in part, from research in animal models and humans, demonstrating that low social status predicts obesity more strongly in females than males (35,36), and from theories utilizing adaptive evolutionary logic (21‐24). Briefly, these evolutionary‐informed theories suggest that, when individuals are in a subordinate position, they are more likely to encounter insecurity in their environment and are more likely to experience unpredictability.…”

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Experimentally Manipulated Low Social Status and Food Insecurity Alter Eating Behavior Among Adolescents: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Cardel

Pavela

Janicke

et al. 2020

Obesity

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Objective This randomized trial experimentally manipulated social status to assess effects on acute eating behavior and 24‐hour energy balance. Methods Participants (n = 133 Hispanics; age 15‐21 years; 60.2% females) were randomized to low social status (“LOW”) or high social status (“HIGH”) conditions in a rigged game of Monopoly (Hasbro, Inc.). Acute energy intake in a lunchtime meal was measured by food scales. Twenty‐four‐hour energy balance was assessed via summation of resting metabolic rate (metabolic cart), physical activity energy expenditure (accelerometer), thermic effect of food, and subtraction of twenty‐four‐hour energy intake (food diary). Results In the total sample, no significant differences were observed by study condition at lunchtime. LOW females consumed a greater percent of lunchtime daily energy needs (37.5%) relative to HIGH females (34.3%); however, this difference was not statistically significant (P = 0.291). In males, however, LOW consumed significantly less (36.5%) of their daily energy needs relative to HIGH males (45.8%; P = 0.001). For 24‐hour energy balance, sex differences were nearly significant (P = 0.057; LOW females: surplus +200 kcal; HIGH males: surplus +445 kcal). Food‐insecure individuals consumed a nearly significant greater lunchtime percent daily energy than those with food security (40.7% vs. 36.3%; P = 0.0797). Conclusions The data demonstrate differential acute and 24‐hour eating behavior responses between Hispanic male and female adolescents in experimentally manipulated conditions of low social status.

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Experimentally Manipulated Low Social Status and Food Insecurity Alter Eating Behavior Among Adolescents: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Cardel

Pavela

Janicke

et al. 2020

Obesity

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“…Two studies also allowed participants to re-use photos that they had taken of previous meals (68,69). In several studies participants were asked to take another picture of the leftovers to be able to estimate the amount that was actually consumed (17,32,(70)(71)(72)(73)(74)(75)(76).…”

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Characteristics of smartphone-based dietary assessment tools: A systematic review

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Emmenis²,

Nurmi³

et al. 2021

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Smartphones have become popular in assessing eating behaviour in real-life and real-time. This systematic review provides a comprehensive overview of smartphone-based dietary assessment tools, focusing on how dietary data is assessed and its completeness ensured. Seven databases from behavioural, social and computer science were searched in March 2020. All observational, experimental or intervention studies and study protocols using a smartphone-based assessment tool for dietary intake were included if they reported data collected by adults and were published in English. Out of 21,722 records initially screened, 117 publications using 129 tools were included. Five core assessment features were identified: photo-based assessment (48.8% of tools), assessed serving/ portion sizes (48.8%), free-text descriptions of food intake (42.6%), food databases (30.2%), classification systems (27.9%). On average, a tool used two features. The majority of studies did not implement any features to improve completeness of the records. This review provides a comprehensive overview and classification scheme of smartphone-based dietary assessment tools to help researchers identify suitable assessment tools for their studies. Future research needs to address the potential impact of specific dietary assessment methods on data quality and participants’ willingness to record to ultimately improve the quality of smartphone-based dietary assessment for health research.

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“…When researchers induce the mere 'feeling' of low socioeconomic position (that is, among research subjects who are not impoverished), the result is greater automatic preferences for fast-food and higher overall caloric intake [177]. Subjective feelings of poverty, powerlessness, and deprivation increase calories consumed during ad-libitum meals-with a stronger desire to consume foods [178][179][180][181]. This raises key questions about the environmental status signals, especially in childhood when eating behaviors are established (Figure 4).…”

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Narrative Medicine Meets Planetary Health: Mindsets Matter in the Anthropocene

Prescott

Logan²

2019

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The emerging concept of planetary health—defined as the interdependent vitality of all natural and anthropogenic ecosystems (social, political, and otherwise)—emphasizes that the health of human civilization is intricately connected to the health of natural systems within the Earth’s biosphere. In the clinical setting, narrative medicine underscores the importance of absorbing, reflecting upon, and responding to the narratives—the stories—conveyed by patients. Education and interventions using the tenets of narrative medicine have demonstrated value to both patient and provider. Given the grand interconnected challenges of our time—compounded by misinformation and quasi-scientific narratives propagated by the ideology of neoliberalism—we argue that the principles and practice of narrative medicine can be applied on a larger scale, one with planetary health in mind. The role of beliefs, expectations, and agency—mindsets—in the link between narrative and planetary health are emphasized. We use a story of our own to demonstrate that the biological buffering capacity in response to a fast-food meal does not sit on a level socioeconomic playing field. Patient, community, and global health narratives are melding with powerful narratives set by commercial entities. The success of planetary health as a new concept will be strengthened by attention to the ways in which storytelling can influence positive change. No less important is an understanding of the ways in which stories contribute to what ails person, place, and planet.

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Subjective social status is associated with compensation for large meals – A prospective pilot study

Cited by 18 publications

References 45 publications

Experimentally Manipulated Low Social Status and Food Insecurity Alter Eating Behavior Among Adolescents: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Experimentally Manipulated Low Social Status and Food Insecurity Alter Eating Behavior Among Adolescents: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Characteristics of smartphone-based dietary assessment tools: A systematic review

Narrative Medicine Meets Planetary Health: Mindsets Matter in the Anthropocene

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