Latest episode: The Cost of a Healthy Diet
One in three people around the world cannot afford even the cheapest nutritious, healthy diet.
The Cost of a Healthy Diet index, tracked globally by FAO and the World Bank, is beginning to influence government policy, enabling more people to eat well.
Two of the creators of the index and their collaborators brought me up to speed.
Listen at https://eatthispodcast.com/cost-diet
EconoFact podcast just out provides a quick (23-min) tour of big questions in #FoodEconomics.
Discussion links to mammoth lit review (https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.hesagr.2022.03.006, https://arxiv.org/abs/2202.02579), touching on #FoodPricesForNutrition and much else from @tuftsnutrition
https://econofact.org/podcast/causes-and-consequences-of-malnutrition-today
Mastodon people are not so into self-promotion, but honestly it's a big boost to #FoodPricesForNutrition to have been awarded a 2023 #RFBellagio Center Residency by @RockefellerFdn.
I am so looking forward to writing my big review article and setting new directions, with the amazing cohort there.
Big thanks to project team @tuftsnutrition and all our other partners.
Details on the program here: https://rockfound.link/3ZIhTGL
Today #FAOSTAT launched its new data domain on the Cost and Affordability of Healthy Diets (CoAHD), using #FoodPricesForNutrition methods to measure #FoodAccess for #HealthyDiets.
A big step towards future new development goals that target #FoodsForHealth:
https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/CAHD
Holiday essay-grading fun with #ChatGPT, about #food, #FoodPrices, & #FoodPricesForNutrition.
My first question for #OpenAI's galaxy brain was to describe a #LeastCostDiet, asking "What foods would allow a person to meet all their nutrient requirements at lowest total cost per day?"
Answer is good, not great. B+. Then I ran it through #Turnitin to see what docs it drew from. #OpenAI's main sources turn out to be my own papers for #FAO and related work by #WFP.
Smart student echoes the prof!
Hello all Mastodonians -- I won't post much but am here for news and community around #agriculture, #food and #health. Mostly I'll share about #FoodPricesForNutrition, and other new work on how to measure and improve access to healthy diets worldwide.
My hope is that we can have the kind of dorm-basement/faculty-lounge conversation where all are welcome, but only those who actually care bother to stay.
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