Food Waste and Nutrition Quality in the Context of Public Health: A Scoping Review

Brennan, Aoife; Browne, Sarah

doi:10.3390/ijerph18105379

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“…This often results in a reliance on shelf-stable foods that are of insufficient nutrient quality [ 22 , 25 ]. Few food relief agencies have nutrition standards in place [ 22 , 25 , 26 , 27 ].…”

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A Food Relief Charter for South Australia—Towards a Shared Vision for Pathways Out of Food Insecurity

Pettman

Williams

Booth

et al. 2022

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Chronic food insecurity persists in high-income countries, leading to an entrenched need for food relief. In Australia, food relief services primarily focus on providing food to meet immediate need. To date, there has been few examples of a vision in the sector towards client outcomes and pathways out of food insecurity. In 2016, the South Australian Government commissioned research and community sector engagement to identify potential policy actions to address food insecurity. This article describes the process of developing a co-designed South Australian Food Relief Charter, through policy–research–practice collaboration, and reflects on the role of the Charter as both a policy tool and a declaration of a shared vision. Methods used to develop the Charter, and resulting guiding principles, are discussed. This article reflects on the intentions of the Charter and suggests how its guiding principles may be used to guide collective actions for system improvement. Whilst a Charter alone may be insufficient to create an integrated food relief system that goes beyond the provision of food, it is a useful first step in enabling a culture where the sector can have a unified voice to advocate for the prevention of food insecurity.

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confidence: 99%

A Food Relief Charter for South Australia—Towards a Shared Vision for Pathways Out of Food Insecurity

Pettman

Williams

Booth

et al. 2022

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“…Food waste not only affects environmental health due to the unsustainable use of resources for food production, but it also affects human health in multiple aspects: reduced availability affects those with reduced means for purchase, and determining undernutrition while wasting food by overconsuming directly affects the health of individuals that regularly consume more than necessary. At the level of society, both of these issues are a matter of sustainability and equity of the food chain [ 39 ].…”

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Metabolic Food Waste as Food Insecurity Factor—Causes and Preventions

Bălan

Gherman

Brad

et al. 2022

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The Metabolic Food Waste MFW (kg of food) first developed in 2016 as a new indicator by Serafini and Toti, indicates the amount of food consumed above the nutritional requirements, and the impact of this overconsumption on the environment. It is necessary to identify the causes and to develop potential methods to prevent and reduce MFW, at the same time as increasing consumer awareness about unsustainable diets and changing diet habits towards more environmentally conscious consumption patterns. This study was conducted by collecting and analysing existing reports and studies regarding nutritional requirements, consumer behaviour related to food consumption and food waste, environmental impacts of food waste, and the concept of Metabolic Food Waste. The process of data collection involved searching the studies available online, using keywords related to the subject of MFW and overconsumption. The references in the initial studies consulted were also analysed in order to further identify new data relevant to overconsumption and MFW. The materials studied and analysed related to the environmental impact of MFW were published by E. Toti and M. Serafini in 2016 and 2019; additionally, in order to understand the causes of overconsumption numerous studies were reviewed regarding consumer behaviour, the relationship between economic development and overconsumption, mental health and dietary habits, physical context and dietary habits, genetic predisposition, also childhood and early adulthood environment. By analysing and corroborating external data available for food waste, nutritional requirements, and the environmental impact of food waste and consumer behaviour, we identified as primary causes for MFW the lack of nutritional education and little understanding of the nutritional requirements amongst all categories of consumers, poor access to appropriate food resources or reduced availability of fresh produced food. We conclude that for the quantification of the negative impact of MFW on both the environment and human health we need decisive action to raise consumer awareness for healthy and sustainable diets, together with a uniform worldwide distribution system for nutritious food.

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“…In 2019, approximately 26% of the total world population lacked access to enough healthy food [ 110 ]. Developing countries often face food losses and waste during agricultural production [ 111 ].…”

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Effects of Corruption Control on the Number of Undernourished People in Developing Countries

Nugroho

Tovar

Bopushev

et al. 2022

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Developing countries will be home to 85% of the world’s population by 2030. Hence, it is important to ensure food security for them. This effort is not easy, as the number of undernourished people (NUP) in the world has increased. We investigated the impact of food and non-production factors on the NUP in developing countries. This study employed secondary data from 57 developing countries between 2002 and 2018. These countries come from three regions, namely Africa, Asia, and Latin America and the Caribbean. One-step and two-step generalized method of moments (sys-GMM) models were used to analyze the data. The findings showed that the food production index, cereal import dependency ratio, economic globalization index, and human capital index had different effects on the NUP in each region. The excellent news is that corruption control can help developing countries minimize their NUP. Based on the findings, we propose efforts to improve physical and economical food access and control corruption, and developing country governments and the international community must demonstrate a strong commitment to reducing the prevalence of undernourishment.

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Food Waste and Nutrition Quality in the Context of Public Health: A Scoping Review

Cited by 48 publications

References 93 publications

A Food Relief Charter for South Australia—Towards a Shared Vision for Pathways Out of Food Insecurity

A Food Relief Charter for South Australia—Towards a Shared Vision for Pathways Out of Food Insecurity

Metabolic Food Waste as Food Insecurity Factor—Causes and Preventions

Effects of Corruption Control on the Number of Undernourished People in Developing Countries

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