Not exact matches
«On
average, the amount of water required to produce one liter of biofuel is the same amount that's required to produce
food for a person for one day,» he said, adding that the problem with first generation biofuels was that they were competing with
food production systems in
terms of water and land.
A short -
term study of 29 young men showed that they consumed on
average 238 fewer calories each day for two weeks when they were told not to eat anything between 7 p.m. and 6 a.m. And these calories they were no longer eating were coming mostly from high - fat, high - carb
foods.
From employees to
food to equipment, the
average restaurant owner has to worry about many different daily and long -
term expenses.
Experts say they're not surprised that a greater percentage of
food is being wasted, given that
average food prices have declined in real
terms.
In comparison, the five obesity medications currently approved by the US
Food and Drug Administration for long -
term weight management help patients lose an
average of 7 to 12 per cent of their body weight over the course of a year.
Additionally, the
average reader may find it difficult to adopt a vegan lifestyle cold turkey (no pun intended) to successfully find the suggested
foods and to follow this plan long -
term.»
It turns out ambiance can make a real difference in
terms of calorie consumption: When researchers from the University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign made over a fast
food restaurant with dimmer lighting and mellow music, the study participants consumed 175 fewer calories, on
average.
So with enough sweet potatoes and exercise, maybe a little extra fat isn't the end of the world (or maybe there are in fact significant differences in long
term health outcomes that aren't being addressed), but unfortunately these nuances often get lost in translation and the
average reader thinks oh goody, coconut oil ad libitum, and will surpass what the islanders were eating in total fat consumption, without incorporating all of the other health promoting diet and lifestyle factors: activity, sweet potatoes and other low fat high fiber
foods, community, stress reduction, etc..
This chart shows how these
foods stack up in
terms of nutrients compared to the
average of all
foods in the USDA database.
The concerns around
food quality and initiatives towards a more natural diet should continue to benefit Whole Foods into the future and result in above
average long -
term growth.
Though the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression has recently brought
food prices down from their peak, they still remain well above their long -
term average levels.