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Travis A. Smith
Researcher at University of Georgia
Publications - 66
Citations - 2895
Travis A. Smith is an academic researcher from University of Georgia. The author has contributed to research in topics: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program & Food security. The author has an hindex of 19, co-authored 61 publications receiving 2619 citations. Previous affiliations of Travis A. Smith include United States Department of Agriculture & University of Minnesota.
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Local Food Systems: Concepts, Impacts, and Issues
Steve Martinez,Michael S. Hand,Michelle Da Pra,Susan L. Pollack,Katherine Ralston,Travis A. Smith,Stephen J. Vogel,Shellye Clark,Luanne Lohr,Sarah A. Low,Constance Newman +10 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a comprehensive overview of local food systems explores alternative definitions of local foods, estimates market size and reach, describes the characteristics of local consumers and producers, and examines early indications of the economic and health impacts of Local Food Systems.
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Access to Affordable and Nutritious Food-Measuring and Understanding Food Deserts and Their Consequences: Report to Congress
M. ver Ploeg,V. Breneman,Tracey L. Farrigan,Karen S. Hamrick,David L. Hopkins,Phillip R. Kaufman,Biing-Hwan Lin,Mark Nord,Travis A. Smith,Ryan J. Williams,K. Kinnison,Carol Olander,Anita Singh,E. Tuckermanty +13 more
TL;DR: Findings show that a small percentage of consumers are constrained in their ability to access affordable nutritious food because they live far from a supermarket or large grocery store and do not have easy access to transportation.
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Measuring weight outcomes for obesity intervention strategies: The case of a sugar-sweetened beverage tax
TL;DR: Estimating income-segmented beverage demand systems to examine the potential effects of a SSB tax finds that the static model significantly overestimates the weight loss from reduced energy intake by 63 percent in year one, 346 percent in years five, and 764 percent inyear 10, which leads to unrealistic expectations for obesity intervention strategies.
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Taxing Caloric Sweetened Beverages: Potential Effects on Beverage Consumption, Calorie Intake, and Obesity
TL;DR: Given these reductions in calorie consumption, results show an estimated decline in adult overweight prevalence and obesity prevalence, as well as the child at-risk-for-overweight prevalence, which would depend on many factors, including how the tax is reflected in consumer prices and the competitive strategies of beverage manufacturers and food retailers.
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Local Food Systems: Concepts, Impacts, and Issues
Steve Martinez,Michael S. Hand,Michelle Da Pra,Susan L. Pollack,Katherine Ralston,Travis A. Smith,Stephen J. Vogel,Shellye Clark,Luanne Lohr,Sarah A. Low,Constance Newman +10 more
TL;DR: A comprehensive literature-review-based overview of the current understanding of local food systems, including: alternative defi nitions; estimates of market size and reach; descriptions of the characteristics of local foods consumers and producers; and an examination of early evidence on the economic and health impacts of such systems as discussed by the authors.