Today's Tidbit: If You Like It Hot and Dry Outside, Eat Meat

It takes roughly 500 gallons of water to produce a quarter pound hamburger, and in the process, approximately six pounds of greenhouse gases are released into the atmosphere.

By contrast, to produce a quarter pound tomato, it only takes 6 gallons of water and results in the emission of only four ounces of greenhouse gas.

So, if you like it hot and dry, eat meat.

References

• Nutrition Action Healthletter, October 2012
• Environmental Science Technology, 42:3508, 2008
• Meat Eaters Guide, Environmental Working Group
• Waterfootprint.org

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