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More recent FAO figures (2009) have taken the earlier discrepancy into account, resulting in a significantly lower 95.2 kg (210 lb) for Denmark (13th in the world). [7][8] When further adjusted for loss, calculations by DTU Fødevareinstituttet suggest the actual consumption was 48 kg (106 lb) per adult. [8]
Cow consumption has been decreasing since the 1970s, while chicken consumption has doubled. [36] According to a 2009 Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), American egg consumption was higher than the developed countries’ average. [37] Per-capita egg consumption in the U.S. climbed to 263 in 2014, the highest in recent years. [38]
Meat Atlas. Meat Atlas (Der Fleischatlas) is an annual report, published by the Heinrich Böll Foundation and Friends of the Earth Europe, on the methods and impact of industrial animal agriculture and the meat industry. [1] Barbara Unmuessig, the foundation's president, said that the report's goal is to inform consumers about the consequences ...
The countries are sorted by their household final consumption expenditure (HFCE) which represents consumer spending in nominal terms. [1] A large (and especially larger than the whole economy (100% GDP)) percentage typically indicates the existence of an informal economy, at least in terms of income.
To produce 1 pound of feedlot beef requires about 2,400 gallons of water and 7 pounds of grain (42). Considering that the average American consumes 97 pounds of beef (and 273 pounds of meat in all) each year, even modest reductions in meat consumption in such a culture would substantially reduce the burden on our natural resources. [13]
978-0-465-03662-2. Meathooked: The History and Science of Our 2.5-Million-Year Obsession with Meat is a book by Polish-Canadian journalist Marta Zaraska. Published in February 2016 by Basic Books, the book is about meat consumption throughout human history, and the health effects of eating meat.
Prices in restaurants are rising across the spectrum, from top-notch eateries to fast food chain Wendy's, which has raised the price of its quarter pound burger by 4-8 cents in the past year.
By the beginning of the 21st century, regional variations in consumption of meat began to reduce, as more meat was consumed overall. [87] Saying they eat too much protein, the 2015–2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans asked men and teenage boys to increase their consumption of underconsumed foods such as vegetables. [88]