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... consumption . In 1981 the people of the Soviet bloc consumed 126 million tons of grain while their animals consumed 186 million tons . In Western eyes big grain imports prove that the Soviet farm system is an utter failure . In Soviet ...
... consumption . In 1981 the people of the Soviet bloc consumed 126 million tons of grain while their animals consumed 186 million tons . In Western eyes big grain imports prove that the Soviet farm system is an utter failure . In Soviet ...
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... consumption in proper perspective is that wild animal carcasses contain a polyunsaturated fat ( called eicosapent ... consumption of meat , fish , poultry , and dairy products from the levels they have reached in the United States and ...
... consumption in proper perspective is that wild animal carcasses contain a polyunsaturated fat ( called eicosapent ... consumption of meat , fish , poultry , and dairy products from the levels they have reached in the United States and ...
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... consumption of animal foods and decreased consumption of grains are strongly associated with increased longevity . Be- tween 1909 and 1976 United States life expectancy at birth rose by 40 percent . During the same period per capita ...
... consumption of animal foods and decreased consumption of grains are strongly associated with increased longevity . Be- tween 1909 and 1976 United States life expectancy at birth rose by 40 percent . During the same period per capita ...
Contents
ONE Good to Think or Good to Eat? | 13 |
TWO Meat Hunger | 19 |
THREE The Riddle of the Sacred Cow | 47 |
Copyright | |
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