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Assessing Household Welfare in Response to Rising Food Prices in The Gambia

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines how rising food prices affected household welfare in The Gambia using nationally representative data from the 2015/16 Integrated Household Survey (IHS‐3). The analysis reflects household consumption behavior and market conditions prevailing during that period and provides a structural benchmark for understanding ...
Roger Vorsah, Obed Quaicoe, Fafanyo Asiseh, John N. Ng'ombe   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Cost of a Nutritious Diet in Cafeterias: Evidence From US Military Dining Facilities

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Providing nutritious meals in institutional settings with financial constraints, such as military dining facilities, is challenging. The US Department of War (DoW) and US Department of Agriculture (USDA) collaborated to modernize the Basic Daily Food Allowance (BDFA) using an optimization model that incorporates service members' consumption ...
Linlin Fan, Yiwen Zhao, Andrea Carlson, Parke Wilde, Joanna Reagan, Julianna Jayne, Starr Seip, Denise Laursen, Matthew P. Rabbitt   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Promoting Healthier Drinking: Evidence From a Vignette Experiment on Contextual and Informational Drivers of Dealcoholized Wine Choices

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Growing demand for healthier beverages is driving innovation in the wine sector, with dealcoholized wine emerging as a promising alternative. However, little is known about the contextual conditions under which consumers would choose dealcoholized wine, particularly in countries with strong wine traditions. To fill this gap, this work examines
Giovanna Piracci, Giulia Maesano, Leonardo Casini, Maurizio Canavari, Marija Cerjak   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Nutrient Status and perceptions of energy and macronutrient intake in a Group of Collegiate Female Lacrosse Athletes

Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition, 2019
Background The purpose of this study was to compare nutritional intakes against recommended values as well as between the perceived intake and needs of female lacrosse players. Methods Twenty female NCAA Division II lacrosse players (20.0 ± 1.7 yrs., 169.
Andrew R. Jagim, Hannah Zabriskie, Brad Currier, Patrick S. Harty, Richard Stecker, Chad M. Kerksick   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Starch‐Molded Snacks Enriched With Nance (Byrsonima crassifolia L.) Fruit Flour Functional Potential

AgriFood: Journal of Agricultural Products for Food, EarlyView.
Nance flour enriches starch‐molded snacks with antioxidants and fiber. These innovative snacks offer high phenolic bioaccessibility and improved sensory appeal, valorizing an underutilized fruit for sustainable food development. ABSTRACT This study aimed to develop starch‐molded snacks enriched with nance (Byrsonima crassifolia L.) flour, a native ...
Mariana Carolina Fregoso‐Ultreras, Cinthia Jazmin Villegas‐Ornelas, Victor Manuel Zamora‐Gasga, Jorge Alberto Sánchez‐Burgos, Sonia Guadalupe Sáyago‐Ayerdi, Francisco Javier Blancas‐Benitez   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

On Energy Balance and Weight Control— Is a Calorie a Calorie? [PDF]

American Journal of Health Promotion, 2021
Tom, Rifai, Lauren Q, Rhee
openaire   +2 more sources

Swedish farmers' approval of nudges

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
Abstract Interest in the use of behavioral policy approaches, such as nudges, has strongly increased over the past years, including in the domains of food, agricultural and environmental policies. While the approval of nudges among the general public has been studied extensively, we know little about the attitude of farmers toward nudging. Farmers may (
Liesbeth Colen, Leon Englberger, Jens Rommel   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effect of calories-only vs physical activity calorie expenditure labeling on lunch calories purchased in worksite cafeterias

BMC Public Health, 2019
Background Calorie labeling on restaurant menus is a public health strategy to guide consumer ordering behaviors, but effects on calories purchased have been minimal.
Anthony J. Viera, Ziya Gizlice, Laura Tuttle, Emily Olsson, Julie Gras-Najjar, Derek Hales, Laura Linnan, Feng-Chang Lin, Seth M. Noar, Alice Ammerman   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Do outgrower schemes enhance technology adoption and productivity? Evidence from maize farmers in Northern Ghana

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
Abstract Nucleus outgrower schemes are contractual arrangements where well‐resourced large‐scale farmers (nucleus farmers) are empowered by development support agencies to take charge of smallholder farmers, by providing them with market access and the necessary training on agronomic practices and farm inputs for production.
Dominic Tasila Konja, Awudu Abdulai
wiley   +1 more source

Accuracy of Predictive Equations for Metabolizable Energy Compared to Energy Content of Foods for Dogs and Cats Estimated by In Vivo Methods in Brazil

Animals
In small animal nutrition, the caloric content of a diet is expressed as metabolizable energy (ME). The gold standard method for determining this variable is through feeding trials with the target species.
Pedro Henrique Marchi, Andressa Rodrigues Amaral, Leonardo de Andrade Príncipe, Larissa Wünsche Risolia, Mariana Fragoso Rentas, Ana Beatriz Fasolai, Rafael Vessecchi Amorim Zafalon, Gabriela Luiza Fagundes Finardi, Juliana Toloi Jeremias, Raquel Silveira Pedreira, Júlio Cesar de Carvalho Balieiro, Thiago Henrique Annibale Vendramini   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source