Throwing out food

(National Research University Higher School of Economics) Rational behavior is not the only thing that keeps Russians from throwing away food; many food-handling practices have been shaped by socio-cultural factors, including the gastronomic trauma suffered in times of famine and scarcity. Valeria Erguneva and Darya Asaturyan from HSE University have studied some of the cultural attitudes towards food loss and waste in Russia.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news