Amount spent to produce food consumed
in the US in 1996 (farm cost): $126 billion.
Amount spent on marketing it: $421 billion
Is this why the papers in the US are reporting that obesity is growing at an
emormous pace?
Hal Hamilton
Center for Sustainable Systems
433 Chestnut St., Berea KY 40403 USA
Phone: (606) 986-5336; Fax: (606) 986-1299
hhamilton@centerss.org
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