May 16, 2008
Growing population woes
Maybe the problem isn't just too many people, but also too much people:
The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine calculated the obese consume 18% more calories than average.How's that for a guilt trip? Another fine Lancet study.They are also responsible for using more fuel, which has an environmental impact and drives up food prices as transport and agriculture both use oil.
The result is that the poor struggle to afford food and greenhouse gas emissions rise, the Lancet reported.
Posted by David on May 16, 2008 9:23 AM
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There has been much media comment recently about comments by George Bush on the current high prices of staple foods... it's all the fault of the emerging economies in India and China, apparently.
Indians, unamused, have pointed out that perhaps the US should sort out its wasteful energy policy - and go on a diet. The calorie consumption there per head is, well, obscene...
Posted by: Andy Walpole on June 7, 2008 10:31 AM
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