According to Kathy Freston, concerns about the environment include many factors such as "the grain that gets wasted on feeding livestock; water and soil here and abroad are being used at a wasteful rate. ... Having access to locally grown, fresh food and also preparing it is especially tough and expensive for those in the inner city. "Does a single mother of four living at the poverty line really have nothing better to do with her time than take a leisurely stroll down to the farmers' market to buy fresh ingredients that require peeling, chopping, and boiling? ... By going veget...

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For instance more than half the water in US in consumed in producing livestock. There is a big difference in how much water is being used on livestock than on vegetables. "To produce one pound of beef one thousands gallons of water is used where only 25 gallons of water is used to produced enormous amount of fresh vegetables" (Robbins 2). 6) The antibiotic argument against meat-eating: There are far more dangers to eating meat than we know. ...

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A high-fiber diet may protect against obesity since foods high in fiber, especially fresh fruits and vegetables, are low in calories and provide a low glycemic effect. ... Fiber is filling because it absorbs water as it moves through the digestive tract. ...

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This begins with healthy soil that stores water and nutrients and provides a stable base to support plant roots. ... Factory farming is highly dependent on large quantities of limited resources such as grain-based feed, water, energy and medication. ... It will be a world where everyone has enough to eat, our land and water are used wisely, we are healthier, and animals are treated with kindness and respect. ... In addition, the same policies that encourage unhealthy food production also support an outdated, unsustainable system of industrial agriculture, which has damaging impacts on soil, a...

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In addition, no one has absolutely proven that organic food is healthier than non organic food, because of this, it is obvious that the process utilized by many common farmers take a charge on the environment, water pollution, soil exhausting, and destroying other plants (2012, p. 166). ... To illustrate, according to the Fast Food movement official website, the food should be good which mean fresh and seasonal, also, should be clean, which mean the production should be suitable to the environment, animal, and our health. ...

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