Feeding America, the food shelf network formerly known as Second Harvest, gathers 500 million pounds of food a year from grocery stores. The food would otherwise be thrown out. (MPR Photo/Mark Zdechlik)
The problem of wasted food and how to solve it
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A recent study estimated that Americans waste 50 percent more food than they did 30 years ago. Meanwhile, visits to food banks keep increasing suggesting that more can't afford to buy groceries. But some are trying to control the food waste problem.
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Kevin Hall: Researcher at the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. He recently published in the journal Science on how much food Americans waste.
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Tristram Stuart: Author of "Waste: Uncovering the Global Food Scandal."
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