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When Too Much Isn’t Enough: Does Current Food Production Meet Global Nutritional Needs?

Summary by Dr. Joseph Mercola
  • November 01, 2018

One of the main reasons world leaders defend factory farming and mega-sized agricultural operations is that they claim these massive operations are necessary if we are to meet the food needs of the future. The problem with this, however, is that this type of farming has resulted in what a study in PLOS ONE calls an overproduction of grains, fats and sugars, and a deficiency in fruits, vegetables and proteins. The study’s authors, who calculated the additional amounts of land mass...