{"title":"谷歌新闻中的堆肥和食物浪费:与营养和健康的联系。","authors":"Emerson D Basch, Lalitha Samuel","doi":"10.1177/02601060241306787","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Composting is a practical solution to the burgeoning global problem of food waste, which is a significant contributor to landfills and associated environmental effects. Dissemination of accurate information regarding the microbial-driven composting process is critical to positive outcomes.</p><p><strong>Aim: </strong>To describe the content of news articles addressing composting.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A search was conducted on Google News using keywords, \"composting\" and the first 100 English-language articles were analyzed for content. The 12 content categories were derived from a United States Department of Agriculture information guide on composting. Details regarding the source of the news article were included. Descriptive statistics were calculated, and chi-square tests of independence were conducted.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Only 17% of the sample were professional sources. Among the 12 content categories, environmental benefits of composting had maximum coverage (68%). Inclusion of the topics of environmental benefits (<i>p</i> = 0.03) and role of composting in landfill reduction (<i>p</i> = 0.03) was significantly associated with the article being a professional source.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The Internet presents opportunities for food and environmental experts to disseminate accurate information regarding composting, and partner at various levels into recycle food and organic waste to value-added products.</p>","PeriodicalId":19352,"journal":{"name":"Nutrition and health","volume":" ","pages":"2601060241306787"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9000,"publicationDate":"2024-12-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":"{\"title\":\"Composting and food waste on google news: Connections to nutrition and health.\",\"authors\":\"Emerson D Basch, Lalitha Samuel\",\"doi\":\"10.1177/02601060241306787\",\"DOIUrl\":null,\"url\":null,\"abstract\":\"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Composting is a practical solution to the burgeoning global problem of food waste, which is a significant contributor to landfills and associated environmental effects. Dissemination of accurate information regarding the microbial-driven composting process is critical to positive outcomes.</p><p><strong>Aim: </strong>To describe the content of news articles addressing composting.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A search was conducted on Google News using keywords, \\\"composting\\\" and the first 100 English-language articles were analyzed for content. The 12 content categories were derived from a United States Department of Agriculture information guide on composting. Details regarding the source of the news article were included. Descriptive statistics were calculated, and chi-square tests of independence were conducted.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Only 17% of the sample were professional sources. Among the 12 content categories, environmental benefits of composting had maximum coverage (68%). Inclusion of the topics of environmental benefits (<i>p</i> = 0.03) and role of composting in landfill reduction (<i>p</i> = 0.03) was significantly associated with the article being a professional source.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The Internet presents opportunities for food and environmental experts to disseminate accurate information regarding composting, and partner at various levels into recycle food and organic waste to value-added products.</p>\",\"PeriodicalId\":19352,\"journal\":{\"name\":\"Nutrition and health\",\"volume\":\" \",\"pages\":\"2601060241306787\"},\"PeriodicalIF\":1.9000,\"publicationDate\":\"2024-12-12\",\"publicationTypes\":\"Journal Article\",\"fieldsOfStudy\":null,\"isOpenAccess\":false,\"openAccessPdf\":\"\",\"citationCount\":\"0\",\"resultStr\":null,\"platform\":\"Semanticscholar\",\"paperid\":null,\"PeriodicalName\":\"Nutrition and health\",\"FirstCategoryId\":\"1085\",\"ListUrlMain\":\"https://doi.org/10.1177/02601060241306787\",\"RegionNum\":0,\"RegionCategory\":null,\"ArticlePicture\":[],\"TitleCN\":null,\"AbstractTextCN\":null,\"PMCID\":null,\"EPubDate\":\"\",\"PubModel\":\"\",\"JCR\":\"Q3\",\"JCRName\":\"NUTRITION & DIETETICS\",\"Score\":null,\"Total\":0}","platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Nutrition and health","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1177/02601060241306787","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"NUTRITION & DIETETICS","Score":null,"Total":0}
Composting and food waste on google news: Connections to nutrition and health.
Background: Composting is a practical solution to the burgeoning global problem of food waste, which is a significant contributor to landfills and associated environmental effects. Dissemination of accurate information regarding the microbial-driven composting process is critical to positive outcomes.
Aim: To describe the content of news articles addressing composting.
Methods: A search was conducted on Google News using keywords, "composting" and the first 100 English-language articles were analyzed for content. The 12 content categories were derived from a United States Department of Agriculture information guide on composting. Details regarding the source of the news article were included. Descriptive statistics were calculated, and chi-square tests of independence were conducted.
Results: Only 17% of the sample were professional sources. Among the 12 content categories, environmental benefits of composting had maximum coverage (68%). Inclusion of the topics of environmental benefits (p = 0.03) and role of composting in landfill reduction (p = 0.03) was significantly associated with the article being a professional source.
Conclusions: The Internet presents opportunities for food and environmental experts to disseminate accurate information regarding composting, and partner at various levels into recycle food and organic waste to value-added products.