Internet Research 1

What are some of the obvious food choices people could make that would help them live better more meaningful lives? How many people would benefit from these changes?

• Rates of Obesity: Approximately 28% as a nation - with a particularly appalling animated map here.
• Death by Red Meat - According to the NYT - approximately 1,500,000 suffer death each year as a result of high red meat consumption.
• Vegetarians Live Longer - According to an article from an Australian Newspaper long-term vegetarians live, on average, almost 4 years longer than people who were vegetarian for a short time.