Background and Aims: Patients' nutritional intake is a crucial issue in modern hospitals,
where the high prevalence of disease-related malnutrition may worsen clinical outcomes …

Hospitals have a responsibility to link human health and the environment, but food waste in
hospitals has traditionally been much higher than in other areas of food supply. The cause of …

Reducing food waste is essential if we want to create a more sustainable food system, which
is why halving per capita food waste by 2030 has been included in the UN Sustainable …

Background Hospital food wastage has been identified as a significant issue within the
foodservice sector. Numerous studies have shed the light on the amount of food waste in …

There is evidence that hospital waste is indisputably high, and various strategies have been
used to reduce the hospital's rate of plate waste. This study aimed to map the currently …

Food waste contributes significantly to greenhouse emissions and represents a substantial
portion of overall waste within hospital facilities. Furthermore, uneaten food leads to a …

Hospital plate waste poses a major challenge facing the present food systems, as providing
meals that meet the nutritional requirements and expectations of the patients remains …

Consumers play a decisive role in setting trends in the market, where healthier interventions
shall be implemented toward sustainable lifestyles. University cafeterias are important in the …

In the food service industry, food is wasted at every stage of the process. A significant part of
food wastage is the so-called plate waste, ie, food left by the consumer on the plate. The …

Dysphagia has become more prevalent with age. Thus, the demand for texture-modified
diets (TMDs) has increased. While the nutritional perspectives have been studied, the …