Thursday, December 30, 2010

Huffington Post - How Big, Cheap and Fast Do We Want to Be?

By Alberto Gonzalez, founder of GustOrganics
December 28, 2010

"We live in the most powerful country in the world. However, America's food system is probably one of the weakest on earth. Why is that? We live in a country where about 80% of the population is overweight, and almost one-third is considered obese. For the first time, babies born in America now have a shorter average life expectancy than their parents, due to obesity. In 1930, Americans spent 24.5% of their income on food; in 2004, that number went down to 9.5%..."

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/maria-rodale/how-big-cheap-and-fast-do_b_801960.html

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