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Food as Filler OR Food as Medicine?

UnderstandingAg

trillion on food & beverages, but we spend $4.1trillion on healthcare. This production is mostly used for animal feeds and biofuels. Today, it is over 51%. When you add in those who are overweight, obese or severely obese that level has increased to over 70%. In the US, we spend about $1.7 28% of our teenagers are diabetic.

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20 Sustainable Sips to Cheer For

Food Tank

According to a study published in the Journal of Cleaner Production and Beverages , the production of alcoholic beverages can contribute to greenhouse gas emissions, land degradation, and water depletion. completely reuses all bagasse (the residual pulp left after juice is extracted from sugar cane) as biofuel and compost.

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Precision Ag News 3/20

Agwired

Department of Agricultures Office of Energy and Environmental Policy regarding the interim rule on Technical Guidelines for Climate-Smart Agriculture Crops Used as Biofuel Feedstocks. The Renewable Fuels Association submitted formal comments to the U.S.

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A palm oil company, a group of U.S. venture capitalists, and the destruction of Peru’s rainforest

Food Environment and Reporting Network

The global market for palm oil, valued at more than $70 billion last year, is experiencing steady growth, driven by its use in products as varied as food, beverages, biofuels, and cosmetics. Last year, the European Union passed new regulations on deforestation that promised to be the strictest in the world.