~ Number of humans who could be fed by grain and
soybeans eaten by U.S.
livestock: 1.3 bil
~ Pounds of potatoes that can be grown on one acre of
land: 20,000 lbs
~ Pounds of beef that can be grown on one acre of land:
165 lbs.
~ Pounds of grain and soybeans needed to produce one
pound of feedlot
beef: 16 lbs
~ Pounds of protein fed to chickens to produce one pound
of protein as
chicken flesh: 5 lbs
~ Pounds of protein fed to hogs to produce one pound of
protein as hog
flesh: 7.5 lbs
~ Number of acres of U.S. forests that have been cleared
for cropland to
produce a meat-centred diet: 260 mil.
~ How often an acre of trees disappears in the U.S.:
Every 8 sec.
~ Acres of trees spared each year by each individual who
switches to a
vegan diet: 1
~ How frequently a heart attack strikes in the U.S.:
Every 25 sec.
~ Risk of death by heart attack for average man in U.S.:
50%
~ Risk of death by heart attack for average vegan man in
U.S.: 4%
~ Amount you decrease your risk of heart attack by
reducing your consump-
tion of meat, dairy products, and eggs by ten per cent: 9%
~ Amount you decrease your risk of heart attack by
reducing your consump-
tion of meat, dairy products, and eggs by fifty per cent: 45%
~ Amount you decrease your risk of heart attack by
reducing your consump-
tion of meat, dairy products, and eggs by one hundred per cent: 90%
[Facts excerpted for Diet for a New America by John
Robbins]
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