By Sara Middleton, staff writer
(NaturalHealth365) How’s this for a jaw-dropping figure: according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), more than a third of all available food produced for humans ends up wasted or spoiled. It’s not hard to imagine how this large amount of food waste can contribute to issues such as food security, hunger, and even economic prosperity. But the environmental impact of food waste can no longer be ignored either.
From the proliferation of greenhouse gases to wasted water, our bad habit of throwing away food could be threatening our planet on a global scale. …read more
Source: Natural Health 365
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