The American appetite for meat -- which is four times the global average -- is eating away at wild habitats, water, and even our climate. Yet while other governments have taken specific steps to recommend diets lower in meat and dairy, the US Department of Agriculture continues to cater to the livestock industry, leaving sustainability out of important policy conversations like our national dietary guidelines.
Think about it: Americans eat 50 billion pounds of meat a year, yet our farms don't even produce enough fruits and...
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