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Integrating a Novel Simulator (DISH) to promote healthier and more sustainable food choices
December 5, 202412:00 PM - 01:00 PM
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Date: Thursday, December 5, 2024
Time: 12:00 - 13:00 ET (12:00pm - 1:00pm ET)
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Speaker: Ebenezer Miezah Kwofie, PhD (McGill University)
Webinar description:
Within the last decade, consumer demand for sustainable foods has risen in North America, forcing food processing industries to incorporate sustainability into their operations. Many toolkits have been developed and implemented to provide post-consumption feedback on either the nutritional status or the environmental impact of consumer food choices. In this webinar, I will present the design and features of our new simulator, the DISH platform (Dashboard for Improving Sustainable Healthy food choices). DISH simultaneously maps out the health, nutrition, and environmental impact of selected meals. DISH enables consumers to envisage the potential impact of their choices at the point of purchase. DISH employs behavioral change domains, coupled with color codes and nudges, to inform users about the nutritional and environmental savings of meals. I will also share some of the preliminary results of our ongoing test.
Learning Objectives:
- Elaborate how nutrition and environmental impact can be integrated and communicated for consumer benefits
- Assess how the DISH platform can promote a sustainable, healthy diet culture
* The project has received funding from Danone Institute North America, which is a not-for-profit organization established by Danone North America.
Moderator: Alison Duncan, PhD, University of Guelph
About the Speaker:
Dr. Ebenezer Miezah Kwofie is an assistant professor of food systems sustainability and the co-director of the Integrated Food and Bioprocess Engineering Program at the Bioresource Engineering Department. He completed his PhD at McGill and his MSc in Industrial Engineering from the University of Boras, Sweden. Prior to joining McGill as a faculty, he held a joint appointment at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, USA. Between 2016 and 2020, he served as manager of International Food Systems Development projects at McGill, coordinating projects in Zambia, Malawi, Ethiopia, Bolivia, and Honduras. These projects were focused on enhancing the sustainability of food systems and strengthening the capacity of stakeholders (farmers, farmer cooperatives, food enterprises, non-governmental organizations, and local government departments). His work was recognized with the 2021 Distinguished Young Alumni Award, Macdonald Campus, McGill University. Dr Kwofie’s research explores the multi-dimensional trade-offs between nutrition, environmental, economic, and product-process efficiency to enhance stakeholder choices at different stages of the agrifood value chain.
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