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MAJOR FOODS: U.S. PER CAPITA FOOD SUPPLY, 1996
WEIGHT IN PERCENTAGE PERCENTAGE
POUNDS BY WEIGHT BY CALORIESMeats 192 8 12
Eggs^236 9 7
Dairy 576 23 23
Fruits and vegetables 543 22 5
White potatoes 153 6 2
Refined oils (^67 3 11)
Sweeteners 153 6 13
White flour 198 8 9
Other processed foods 378 15 18
Source: USDA Agriculture Fact Book 98: Chapter 1 -A
I insist that our low consumption of unrefined plant foods is
largely responsible for our dismal mortality statistics. Most of us per-
ish prematurely as a result of our dietary folly.
Populations with low death rates from the major killer diseases —
populations that almost never have overweight members — con-
sume more than 75 percent of their calories from unrefined plant
UNREFINED PLANT FOOD CONSUMPTION VS.
THE KILLER DISEASES^4
100 %ji 1