part 3 Flashcards

1
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more people in market = ______ = _______

A

more food, larger food

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2
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what are CAFOs

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concentrated animal feeding operations, animals live in dense unnatural area’s.
(fish farms)

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3
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explain additives:

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90% of food budget=procesed

  • -substances intended to change the food in some way before it is sold,
  • improves look, taste, and shelf life
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4
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use of antibiotics

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  • to kill bacteria in food

ex: more cows in area=more waste=more E. Coli

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5
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gmo’s

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70% of processed foods contain Genetically modified ingredients

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6
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hormones

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animals grow faster and bigger

  • 2/3 of cattle injected with them in the US
  • concern they might be harmful
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7
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pesticides

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over 1 billion tons used every year

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8
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banana’s: __% traded by _ companies

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80%, 5

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9
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lobster:

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1800s-1900s fed to servants, prisoners, cats

  • loppe=spider
  • served on trains to non coastal americans as exotic meat, started to ask for it off train
  • WW2 not rationed
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10
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explain the calcium paradox and milk

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calcium paradox

  • highest dairy consumption nations=highest rates of bone fractures
  • recognized by WHO
  • 75% of world pop unable to digest milk
  • dairy farming more environmentally destructive than beef farming
  • 3785 litres of water to produce 1 litre of milk
  • non-milk calcium=healthier and more easily absorbed
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