Top 10 Food Facts from Union of Concerned Scientists
I missed these thought-provoking snippets earlier on Thursday:
| 1. Healthy farms=win-win-win for health/wellbeing of people, economies & natural resources we all depend on http://j.mp/1c0h1ib #FoodDay2013 |
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2. Sales of locally grown food now total $5 BILLION/year. http://j.mp/1eNiV7u #FoodDay2013 |
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3. Modest public investments in ~500 farmers markets/year could create >13K jobs over 5 years. http://j.mp/1aHULHx #FoodDay2013 |
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4. Got (organic) milk? #Organic dairies = better for environment, consumer health & regional economies. http://j.mp/1aa5xLI #FoodDay2013 |
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5. Shifting policy from supporting junk food to fruits/veg could save $17B in health costs. http://j.mp/HjDc8I #FoodDay2013 |
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6. Burger with a side of…pills? http://j.mp/HjDuwq >70% of antibiotics sold in US are used in animal agriculture. #FoodDay2013 |
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7. Only 2% of US cropland is devoted to fruit/veg. Time for smarter gov’t policies. http://j.mp/HdWQDK #FoodDay2013 |
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8. If Americans ate fruit/veg according to @myplate, US production of fruit/veg would increase by 88%. http://j.mp/HdWQDK #FoodDay2013 |
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9. Just 1 more serving of fruits/vegetables could save >30K lives/yr. http://j.mp/HjDc8I #FoodDay2013 |
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10. Scientists have shown that cover crops can reduce nitrogen groundwater pollution by 40-70% http://j.mp/1c0h1ib #FoodDay2013 |
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