Additional file 5 : Table S3. Consumer Price Index and inflation coefficients, 2001–2016. NA, Not applicable. 1Represents 1 + percent change in Consumer Price Index from 2001 to...

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Additional file 7 : Table S5. Sensitivity analysis for food price assumptions, 2001–2016 (n = 39,758). Food purchased = wasted + inedible + consumed. Model 1: Expenditures...

Additional file 3 : Table S1. Foods included in analysis. NHANES, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey; CPI, Consumer Price Index; FoodAPS, Food Acquisition and...

This study used the pre-treatment pathways and costing data collected for the larger study- "Community Volunteers, Solidarity and Case management of Tuberculosis" conducted in...

Open-Ended Responses. This file includes the participant responses to the three open-ended questions. (XLSX 45 kb)

Inputs used in the model for the analyses presented in this publication. (XLSX 20 kb)

Cost and Budget Impact Model Parameters and their outputs. (ZIP 1380 kb)

Additional file 6 : Table S4. Daily per capita cost of food waste by food type, 2001–2016 (n = 39,758). 95% confidence intervals not listed for foods with waste <$0.01....

Additional file 8 : Table S6. Sensitivity analysis for food intake assumptions, 2001–2016 (n = 39,758). Food purchased = wasted + inedible + consumed. Model 4: Expenditures...

Additional file 4 : Table S2. Retail prices for foods purchased for consumption at home and away from home, 2012–2013 (n = 4305). Data acquired from the USDA National Household...

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