Executive summary: A study analyzing the Tesco 1.0 dataset of food purchases finds benefits in using actual sales data to understand meat consumption, though some limitations exist.
Key points:
Actual sales data like Tesco provides more reliable insights into meat consumption than self-reports.
Analysis found seasonal and demographic variations in meat purchases.
Data limitations include single retailer, city, and year coverage.
Results highlight value of sales data to inform meat reduction efforts.
Future research would benefit from extended, multi-location purchase datasets.
Relating purchases to family structure could reveal more on intended consumption.
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Executive summary: A study analyzing the Tesco 1.0 dataset of food purchases finds benefits in using actual sales data to understand meat consumption, though some limitations exist.
Key points:
Actual sales data like Tesco provides more reliable insights into meat consumption than self-reports.
Analysis found seasonal and demographic variations in meat purchases.
Data limitations include single retailer, city, and year coverage.
Results highlight value of sales data to inform meat reduction efforts.
Future research would benefit from extended, multi-location purchase datasets.
Relating purchases to family structure could reveal more on intended consumption.
This comment was auto-generated by the EA Forum Team. Feel free to point out issues with this summary by replying to the comment, and contact us if you have feedback.