Wasted Food, Wasted Nutrients: Nutrient Loss from Wasted Food in the United States and Comparison to Gaps in Dietary Intake

Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics

Volumn 117, Issue 7, 2017, Pages 1031-1040.e22

  Spiker, Marie L ^a   Hiza, Hazel A B ^a   Siddiqi, Sameer M ^a   Neff, Roni A ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Food recovery; Food waste; Loss adjusted food availability; Nutrient loss; United States

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN INTAKE;

ADULT; ANALYSIS; CALORIC INTAKE; CATERING SERVICE; CONSUMER ATTITUDE; DIET; DIETARY FIBER; DIETARY REFERENCE INTAKE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PROTEIN INTAKE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; CONSUMER BEHAVIOR; DIET; DIETARY FIBER; DIETARY PROTEINS; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; FOOD SUPPLY; HUMANS; NUTRITIVE VALUE; RECOMMENDED DIETARY ALLOWANCES; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE;

EID: 85019475500     PISSN: 22122672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jand.2017.03.015     Document Type: Article

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