Today, I would say, organic is just about
a third of the food consumed.
Not exact matches
More than a billion tons
of food is never
consumed by people; that's equivalent to one -
third of all
food the world produces.
At the micro-level, the
food and agribusiness sector is seeing an increase in the virulence
of microorganisms and parasites, known pathogens spreading to novel geographies, and the continued rise
of antimicrobial resistance.67 Global use
of antimicrobials in livestock is expected to rise by 67 % by 2030 to 105,596 tons.68 China's livestock industry alone could soon be
consuming almost one
third of the world's available antibiotics.
The recent Australian Health Survey found that around one
third (35 %)
of total energy
consumed was from discretionary
foods (persons ≥ 2 years) 3.
It is horrifying to think that one
third of the
food produced in the world is never
consumed due to loss or waste.
When looking at patients who
consumed more than one -
third of a plate
of non-starchy vegetables at their main meal, 62 percent were
food secure compared to 38 percent who were
food insecure.
The
third claim, however, is addressed at length in the scientific literature, and if you just do a cursory search, you can find studies that support this idea that
consuming acid - forming
foods will lead to excess calcium excretion in the urine, and it's easy to come to the conclusion that acid - forming
foods — which would be animal products, among other things — are negative for bone health because
of that.
The authors duly noted that even those not using supplemental vitamin A were obtaining vitamin A from fortified
foods in addition to naturally occurring vitamin A, and performed a
third analysis for that reason: those who
consumed liver at least once a week had a 69 percent increased risk
of fracture compared to those who never ate liver.9
MacGregor also mentions a «recent study» which suggests «that if women
consume soy during the
third trimester
of pregnancy, it could help program fetuses with a craving for health
foods and a good metabolism.»
If these cats are fed only two
thirds of the
food they presently
consume, weight loss will be gradual and gentle.