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Food social practices: Theory of practice and the new battlefield of food quality

Journal of Consumer Culture, 2012
Given the growing transitional character of food, on its way from farm to fork, a rising number of people and institutions affect what we eat, governing how food is produced, consumed and distributed day-to-day. The sociological response to these transformations lead to a conceptualization of food as a dynamic field, crucial to the understanding of how
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Food discard practices of householders

Journal of the American Dietetic Association, 1987
Food discard patterns and reasons were determined for a sample of 243 households in Oregon. Personal interviews were conducted, and 7-day records of discards were collected. Discards over a 3-day period also were collected from a subsample of 50. The householder's estimate of amount, converted from measures to grams using food composition tables, was ...
S J, Van Garde, M J, Woodburn
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Complementary Foods: Guidelines and Practices

2017
Complementary feeding, the transition from a breast milk-based diet to inclusion of other sources of nutrition in an infant's diet, is a major milestone in infant development. This transition period is important as it is a time when infants are vulnerable to developing nutritional deficiencies and occurs during a developmental stage when important food-
Merryn J, Netting, Maria, Makrides
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Food practices as situated action

Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, 2013
Household food practices are complex. Many people are unable to effectively respond to challenges in their food environment to maintain diets considered to be in line with national and international standards for healthy eating. We argue that recognizing food practices as situated action affords opportunities to identify and design for practiced, local
Rob Comber, Jettie Hoonhout, Aart van Halteren, Paula Moynihan, Patrick Olivier   +4 more
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Arthroscopy in Food Animal Practice

Veterinary Clinics of North America: Food Animal Practice, 1996
Arthroscopy can be an effective technique for diagnosis and treatment of various orthopedic disorders in cattle, including septic arthritis and osteochondrosis. Cost of equipment and surgery may be prohibitive for some individuals, yet the techniques of arthroscopic surgery are proven efficacious when applied to cattle. Arthroscopic techniques may also
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Fiscal food policy: Equity and practice

Perspectives in Public Health, 2011
When it comes to buying food, price is influential, but is a ‘fat tax’ the answer to curb obesity? Dr Stuart G Nicholls from Lancaster University, Assistant Professor Dr Wencke Gwozdz and Professor, Dr Lucia A Reisch from Copenhagen Business School and Dr Kristin Voigt from Lancaster University look at whether a fiscal policy would work.
Nicholls, Stuart G., Gwozdz, Wencke, Reisch, Lucia, Voigt, Kristin   +3 more
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Substitute foods—a practical alternative?

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. B, Biological Sciences, 1973
Abstract Any practicable alternative food for human use must be highly acceptable to the consumer and must also fulfil man’s nutritional requirements. Substitute foods can consist of two types: synthetic, and reformed or modified. Synthetic proteins are unlikely to be produced by chemical techniques but biochemical techniques are ...
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Food for thought

Proceedings of the Designing Interactive Systems Conference, 2012
This workshop is a continuation and extension to the successful past workshops including [4, 5, 6]. The workshop addresses the opportunities and challenges for the design of digital interactive systems that engage individuals in critical reflection on their everyday food practices -- including designing for engagement in more environmentally aware ...
Jaz Hee-jeong Choi, Conor Linehan, Rob Comber, John C. McCarthy 0002   +3 more
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Food Safety and Food Handling Practices.

2022
Salmonellosis is the second most reported gastrointestinal disorder in the EU resulting from the consumption of Salmonella-contaminated foods. Symptoms include gastroenteritis, abdominal cramps, bloody diarrhoea, fever, myalgia, headache, nausea and vomiting.
Ehuwa, Olugbenga, Jaiswal, Amit K, Jaiswal, Swarna   +2 more
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Functional Foods: From Theory to Practice

International Journal for Vitamin and Nutrition Research, 2008
Among Functional Foods there are many different “traditional” foods rich in specific compounds shown to produce an effect or modulate a function in our organism. However, in most cases, e. g. in tomato, the evidence has not been sufficient to obtain an official health claim. Nevertheless it is important to investigate further the effects of vegetables
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