Something to think about
- human population of the United States: 243 million
- amount of people who could be fed by grain eaten by U.S. livestock: 1.3 billion
- percentage of corn grown in the U.S. eaten by humans: 20
- percentage of oats grown in the U.S. eaten by livestock: 95
- percentage of protein wasted by cycling grain through livestock: 90
- percentage of carbohydrates wasted by cycling grain through livestock: 99
- percentage of dietary fiber wasted by cycling grain through livestock: 100
- how frequently a child dies of starvation: every 2 seconds
- pounds of potatoes that can be grown on one acre of land: 20,000
- pounds of beef that can be produced on one acre of land: 165
- percentage of U.S. agricultural land used to produce beef: 56
- pounds of protein fed to chickens to produce ONE pound of protein as flesh: 5
- pounds of protein fed to pigs to produce ONE pound of protein as flesh: 7.5
- number of vegans that can be fed on the same amount of land as ONE non-vegetarian: 20
- percentage of U.S. topsoil loss associated with livestock raising: 85
- acres of forest cleared to create cropland to feed livestock: 260 million!!!!!!
- water needed to produce one pound of wheat: 25 gallons
- water needed to produce one pound of meat: 2,500 gallons!
- years the world's petroleum reserves would last if everyone was non-vegetarian: 13
- years the world's petroleum reserves would last if everyone was vegetarian: 260
- pounds of soybeans produced by the same amount of energy as one pound of beef: 40
- total pounds of human excrement produced every SECOND: 12,000
- total pounds of excrement produced by U.S. livestock every SECOND: 250,000
- number of U.S. medical schools: 125
- number of U.S. medical schools requiring a course in nutrition: 30
Do I need to go into the medical reasons??
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