Not enough vegetables for all. Probably easier to fight diabetes, cancer, etc. if we start with
a better diet instead of what most eat now.
Is the US Experiencing a Veggie Shortage?
On: December 31, 2015 / By: Maximum Yield / In: Latest Max Facts, Max Facts
Are you eating enough vegetables? That is, vegetables on their own, in salads or prepared in a home-cooked meal, as opposed to in the form of ketchup, French fries and pizza. The USDA recommends that Americans eat 2½-3 cups of a variety of vegetables every day. There are two problems with that, as shown in a recent data report provided by the department: the US only has about 1.7 cups available per person each day, and the majority of what we do have available consists of potatoes, tomatoes and lettuce. That’s not much variety. Eating a mixture of dark, leafy greens, orange and yellow vegetables, and beans, along with potatoes and tomatoes, gives us necessary nutrients we may not otherwise get and consumption of vegetables reduces our risk of heart attacks, strokes and some cancers. But when we’re eating them in the form of pizza, French fries and ketchup, the nutritional value is lost.
(Source: urbanfarmonline.com)
http://maximumyield.com/us-doesnt-have-enough-veggies/
I read discussions about whether we can grow enough to satisfy our needs, which appears to still be an open question. We aren't doing it yet, and things aren't as bad as they are forecast to be, so this doesn't bode well.
Anyway, gonna repeat this from above:
Eating a mixture of dark, leafy greens, orange and yellow vegetables, and beans, along with potatoes and tomatoes, gives us necessary nutrients we may not otherwise get and consumption of vegetables reduces our risk of heart attacks, strokes and some cancers. But when we’re eating them in the form of pizza, French fries and ketchup, the nutritional value is lost.
Do the best you can. Your liver will love you.
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