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Calorific intake (consumption) is increasing

For example, the U.S. food supply provided 300 calories more a day per person in 1994 than in 1909. Calories from the food supply, adjusted for spoilage and waste, increased from 2,220 per person in 1970 per day to 2,680 in 1997.






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