socioeconomic status - income
Cost can be a major enabler or barrier to healthy food consumption. Low-income groups, who find it difficult to achieve a
balanced healthy diet, are often referred to as experiencing food insecurity.
Energy-dense processed foods -
are often less expensive than nutritious fresh food, and therefore can become the food of
choice for those on low incomes.
as they are less likely to travel long distances for healthy foods, and become reliant on the foods around them. Often lower socioeconomic areas have a large selection of take-away and fast food.