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by luser001
5323 days ago
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I was thinking the same thing. They probably divided calories_produced/num_people (calories_produced being derived from agricultural output). I suspect it's a mix of undercounting people and WASTED food being counted as eaten. I read an estimate somewhere that 25% of food in the US is wasted (it's not that high in my house, my shamefully it's too high, and I have absolutely no problem believing that number). |
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no, it is what left after the wasted amount is taken out.
>I read an estimate somewhere that 25% of food in the US is wasted (it's not that high in my house, my shamefully it's too high, and I have absolutely no problem believing that number).
"In 2004, the U.S. food supply provided 3,900 calories per person per day. Accounting for waste, the average American consumed 2,775 calories per day in 2007– an increase of 28% from 1970"
http://css.snre.umich.edu/css_doc/CSS01-06.pdf