Listen to our most recent podcast with Brenna Ellison* and Melissa Pflugh Prescott** as they discuss highlights from their recently published paper, “Examining Nutrition and Food Waste Trade-offs Using an Obesity Prevention Context” available in the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior.
The authors address frequently asked questions, including:
- Where in the supply chain should food waste reduction interventions focus to improve obesity-related outcomes?
- What are the possible unintended consequences of intervening to reduce food waste on obesity risk and public health?
- What are food waste reduction practices of restaurants and school lunch rooms?
- Does it matter if we waste food at home?
- How should this information affect policies?
*Dr. Brenna Ellison: Associate Professor, Agricultural and Consumer Economics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign **Dr. Melissa Pflugh Prescott: Assistant Professor in the Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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