The Drivers of Food Choice Program

05/05/2023

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03/07/2023

Despite the and concerns in , such outlets often provide affordable, nutritious food for many in . Check out the story on The Telegraph: https://telegraph.co.uk/global-health/science-and-disease/why-wet-markets-will-never-close-despite-global-threat-human/

Dr. Sigrid Wertheim-Heck and team also explored and the rise of modern retail outlets in the of urban , 🇻🇳. Check it out:

https://driversoffoodchoice.org/research/project-descriptions/preventing-nutrition-deserts/

Live animals awaiting slaughter are commonly sold alongside vegetables at markets across Asia. Here’s how to contain the risk

02/28/2023

The foods we eat not only provide us physical nourishment, but can also signify identity, social class and other important sociocultural constructs. Check out this op-ed in The New York Times Opinion Section on drivers of consumption:

I still love processed foods. But now that I “know better,” it’s harder for me to enjoy them.

01/17/2023

🔥NEW PAPER ALERT🔥 🥬🍅🌽🥕perspectives in 🌍🌏 by The Drivers of Food Choice Program and colleagues from Wageningen University & Research Purdue University Public Health UIC Nursing ILRI CGIAR Cirad - La recherche agronomique pour le développement Institut de recherche pour le développement (IRD) Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition Natural Resources Institute - University of Greenwich Cornell Global Development UNIVERSITY OF GHANA, LEGON Indian Council of Medical Research University of Nairobi Institute of Anthropology, Gender & African Studies - University of Nairobi

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https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2475299122145154

Gates Foundation Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Arnold School of Public Health at South Carolina

01/03/2023

in the household contributes a LOT to . Food safety/quality perceptions (e.g., interpretation of expiry dates) influence decisions made about what foods to waste & consume. Read about this novel intervention for food waste reduction in ⬇️

The average U.S. household wastes nearly a third of the food it buys. This community is nudging its residents to change their habits.

12/16/2022

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12/09/2022

Despite having adequate knowledge, remains in 🇳🇵. Check out USAID - US Agency for International Development USAID Global Health USAID Nepal Helen Keller Intl's project that seeks to empower Nepalese parents to produce their own food and improve their :

https://helenkellerintl.org/our-stories/new-parents-strive-to-make-their-next-meal-more-accessible/

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As a new mother, Nirmala is aware of the importance of consuming a nutrient-dense diet during her son’s first 1,000 days of life, but there is never enough of the right foods.

12/07/2022

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12/07/2022

Professionalising the horticulture sector in Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire to improve the quality and safety of fruits and vegetables. That was the aim of HortiFresh West Africa, a programme supported by the Dutch government and guided by Wageningen Centre for Development Innovation (WCDI) of Wageningen ...

12/07/2022

UNEARTHED | Michael Pollan recently repeated the assertion that junk food is cheaper because of subsidies. The real reason is something else.

12/05/2022

Diet-related chronic disease is the perennial number one killer in the United States, responsible for more deaths than Covid-19 even at the pandemic’s peak. Yet we cannot manage to define this as a “crisis”. In fact, our response is lame: for decades we’ve been telling people to “eat better”, a strategy that hasn’t worked, and never will.

Tap the link in bio to read on at The Guardian (https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/dec/04/americans-diet-public-health-food).

11/29/2022

Too little is being done to reduce the 1.3 billion tons of food wasted or lost annually on fields, in retail and at home, according to the UN.
This squandered grub, which amounts to over 30% of all food produced globally, accounts for a tenth of the greenhouse gases that are heating the planet.
Yet just 36 countries have committed to some form of food loss or waste reduction in their national climate targets.

Read more: https://www.dw.com/en/climate-killing-food-waste-addressed-at-un-talks/a-63783441