 Eating last is a gendered cultural norm in which the youngest daughters-in-law are expected to eat last after serving others in the household, including men and in-laws. This practice has been linked to poorer mental health outcomes among women, such as higher rates of depression. In this study, researchers looked at the relationship between eating last and depressive symptoms among newly married women in Nepal. They found that women who always ate last had significantly higher levels of depressive symptoms than those who did not eat last. Additionally, they found no evidence that the association between eating last and depressive symptoms was moderated by household food insecurity. These results suggest that eating last may be a marker of lower social status and poorer mental health outcomes for women. This article was authored by Lakshmi Gopalakrishnan, Nadia Diamond Smith, Bibhavacharya, and others.