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... costs than foods that are avoided ( bad to eat ) . Even for an omnivore it makes sense not to eat everything that ... costs and benefits form a fundamental part of the balance preferred foods generally pack more energy , proteins ...
... costs than foods that are avoided ( bad to eat ) . Even for an omnivore it makes sense not to eat everything that ... costs and benefits form a fundamental part of the balance preferred foods generally pack more energy , proteins ...
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... costs and benefits are not always the same as mone- tary- " dollars - and - cents " -costs and benefits . In market econ- omies such as the United States , good to eat may mean good to sell , regardless of the nutritional consequences ...
... costs and benefits are not always the same as mone- tary- " dollars - and - cents " -costs and benefits . In market econ- omies such as the United States , good to eat may mean good to sell , regardless of the nutritional consequences ...
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... cost of cattle feeds and fodders relative to other production costs . This in turn has increased the demand for smaller and cheaper cattle breeds , which in turn has led to a gradual deterioration in the quality of traction animals ...
... cost of cattle feeds and fodders relative to other production costs . This in turn has increased the demand for smaller and cheaper cattle breeds , which in turn has led to a gradual deterioration in the quality of traction animals ...
Contents
ONE Good to Think or Good to Eat? | 13 |
TWO Meat Hunger | 19 |
THREE The Riddle of the Sacred Cow | 47 |
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