App aims to boost nutrition and cut food waste at home
NCT ID NCT05061888
First seen May 13, 2026 · Last updated Jun 22, 2026 · Updated 7 times
Summary
This study tested a smartphone app called FoodImage to see if it could help people improve their diet and reduce household food waste. 46 adults used the app to track what they ate and threw away over 4 weeks. The goal was to see if smart tips and free fruits and vegetables could lead to healthier eating and less waste.
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Locations
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Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 70806, United States
What this could mean
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Active substance
Smart Intervention for Food Waste Management and replacing current diet with Fruits and Vegetables
What this could lead to
If successful, this approach could help people eat more fruits and vegetables while wasting less food at home.
What could go wrong
This was a small, early study with only 46 participants. The results may not apply to everyone, and the app-based method may not work for all households.
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The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.