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Wealthy Americans know less than they think they do about food and nutrition

  • Written by Sheril Kirshenbaum, Food@MSU, Michigan State University
Organic? Conventional? Genetically modified? Decisions, decisions.dawnfu

Socioeconomics play a significant role in attitudes about food – especially concerns about safety and purchasing behavior. And higher income doesn’t always correlate with informed choices. On the contrary, our research shows that affluent Americans tend to...

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