Coolfood – World Resources Institute’s (WRI) initiative for curbing diet-related emissions – provides the food service industry with the tools and expertise to reduce emissions by 25% by 2030, in line with the goals of the Paris Agreement.
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The Fridge Night programme offers simple, practical solutions to help people be more resourceful with and enjoy eating the food they have at home, thereby reducing food waste and associated greenhouse gas emissions. Participants pledge to use up expiring perishables one evening a week for a month, and complete weekly challenges. They are sent reminders and tips. In return, they save time and money and get tools for easily planning meals with leftovers.
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According to Second Harvest, almost 60% (35.5 million metric tonnes) of food produced in Canada is wasted annually. Roughly 32% (1.2 million tonnes) is still edible. The app informs users about local food nearing its best before date, often discounted by 50% or more. While some items may only be usable for a day or two, others can last for weeks – especially if frozen or cooked. The Flashfood app enables food stores to sell food that would otherwise be thrown out, while reducing their carbon footprint. Consumers are able buy food that they would otherwise deem too expensive.
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This well-documented obesity prevention program pilot for low-income families in Carrboro NC (USA) featured three main components. Weekly work sessions in a community garden provided gardening instruction and practice opportunities and a familiarity with the vegetables. A seven-week workshop series covered cooking and nutrition. Social activities and events built and maintained interest in the garden and fostered interaction between garden members. By the end of their participation in the program, 17% (n=6, p<0.004) of obese or overweight children had improved their BMI classification and 100% of the children with a BMI classification of normal had maintained that BMI classification.
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In 2005, The Humane Society of the United States (the HSUS) hatched a plan to replace conventionally produced eggs served on college campuses with cage-free alternatives, by appealing to students’ interest in social issues and addressing administrators’ practical concerns. Now led by The Humane League (THL) in the United States and by other organizations internationally, the campaign has resulted in millions of eggs now sourced from cage-free rather than “factory farming” facilities. A step-by-step playbook showing how to achieve campus-wide support and engage dining service managers guides student leaders implementing the campaign at their schools.
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Fork it Over! is a peer-to-peer initiative that helps food businesses in Portland Oregon to donate surplus prepared, perishable foods that have not been served, by showing that it is safe, simple and the right thing to do. It recruits food businesses to make written, public commitments to donate food regularly, reinforces and publicizes those commitments, and prompts action at the moment when donations are available. It also leverages partnership support from key industry leaders and associations to reinforce the social and cultural value of food donation, and provides regular reinforcement for participating through free advertising.
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This award-winning program was established to help disadvantaged women give birth to babies of healthy weight, by providing nutritional counselling and support to expectant mothers at risk.
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This study assessed the effectiveness of nudge interventions aiming to increase the selection, purchase, or consumption of fruit and vegetables (F&V) in real-life settings. It found that nudging interventions are effective in promoting the selection, purchase, and consumption of F&V in real-life settings.
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A sizeable proportion of hazardous drinkers indicated that they would change their consumption practices if mandatory calorie labelling was introduced. Promoting more positive attitudes to calorie labelling might lead to stronger intentions to reduce consumption. Mandatory calorie labelling of alcoholic beverages may make a modest contribution to energy intake and the maintenance of health weight, particularly among heavier drinkers.
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In this cohort study, 44,771 youth living in four California cities with Sugar-Sweetened Beverage (SSB) excise taxes had significant reductions in mean age-specific and sex-specific Body Mass Index (BMI) percentiles after SSB tax implementation compared with mean changes in 345,428 youth living in control cities.
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Informing about health risks related to meat consumption temporarily decreased its intake, while informing about the impact on environmental sustainability or animal welfare was ineffective. Furthermore, long-lasting LIs achieve long-term dietary change toward MC.
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Technology-based dietary interventions have had some positive effects on dietary intake, but no effects on anthropometry in South Asia.
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Telehealth-based dietary interventions show promise in addressing COVID risk factors.
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Targeted OPC intervention delivered online by an occupational therapist may be an effective intervention for parents of picky eaters.
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A program designed to enhance mindfulness and promote healthy behaviors led to improved self-awareness, lower blood pressure, and better adherence to a heart-protecting diet.
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Survey findings highlight growing US consumer awareness of health, environmental, and social sustainability - but low adoption - of plant-rich dietary patterns and practices.
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For improving eating habits at the office, behavioural and mixed interventions demonstrated more favourable outcomes compared with purely cognitive strategies.
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Experiential food education programs in elementary schools can have immediate and lasting impacts.
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In December 2023, the US Preventive Services Task Force issued a Draft Recommendation Statement that clinicians provide or refer children and adolescents aged 6 years or older with a high body mass index (BMI above the 95th percentile for age and sex) to comprehensive, intensive (26 or more contact hours) behavioral interventions.
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A 30% discount in price led to significantly increased consumption of both vegetables and diet soda. A 15% discount group showed a non-significant increase in consumption of diet soda and no change for vegetables. Diet soda intake was inversely correlated with regular soda intake for those who received the 30% discount on diet soda. There was no effect from discounts on fruit intake, and no significant differences in the clinical measures, including body weight, relative to the discounts.
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In adults with prediabetes, medical nutrition therapy (MNT) provided by a dietitian, such as that found in lifestyle interventions, can be effective in improving glycemic outcomes, anthropometrics, blood pressure, and most lipid levels.
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This systematic review found that dissonance-based interventions showed promising improvements in body image and disordered eating for up to six months post-intervention in men with and without body dissatisfaction.
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