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App aims to cut food waste and boost veggie intake

NCT ID NCT05061888

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: Pennington Biomedical Research Center Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 2 times

Summary

This study tested whether a smartphone app called FoodImage could help people improve their diet and reduce household food waste. 46 healthy adults used the app to track what they ate and threw away, while some received smart tips on replacing less healthy foods with fruits and vegetables. The goal was to see if these strategies actually led to healthier eating and less waste over 4 weeks.

What this could mean

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Active substance
Smart intervention for food waste management and fruit/vegetable replacement
What this could lead to
If successful, this approach could point toward simple, app-based strategies to help people eat healthier and waste less food at home.
What could go wrong
This was a small, early-stage study with only 46 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The intervention was short (4 weeks), and long-term effects are unknown.

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Study facts

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Phase

Not a phased trial

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Participants

46 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Aug 2021

Finished

Dec 2025

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Ages

18 to 62 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * Male or female, age 18-62 years * Body mass index (BMI) 18.5 - 50 kg/m2, based on self-reported height and weight * Ownership of an iPhone, which the participant is willing to use for the study * Access to Apple ID, password, and email address and willing to use them in the course of the study * Performs a majority of household food shopping and preparation * If children are present in household, all children are between 6-18 years * Able to meet the schedule demands for the study Exclusion Criteria: * Not able to use an iPhone * Refusal or unable to use the smartphone app to collect data in free-living conditions * Households that purchase groceries less than 1 time per week * More than 2 children living in the household * Pennington Biomedical Research Center employee * Unwilling to sign consent to use web screener questions for data set and analysis.

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Diet, healthy

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Pennington Biomedical Research Center

    Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 70806, United States

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