These transformations are tied to the changing American diet. Since the early 1980s, America’s per-person cheese consumption has doubled, largely in the form of mozzarella-covered pizza pies. And last year, for the first time, the average American ate 100 pounds of chicken, twice the amount 40 years ago.

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      8 months ago

      In b4 the pushback from the Fox News crowd…

      Oh. No, wait. It appears as though I’m too late.

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      8 months ago

      No, that sounds disgusting!

      I don’t know where this push for eating bugs came from, it’s not a valid solution

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        8 months ago

        It is valid, it’s just not realistic. Bugs are incredible nutritious, but people also don’t like the idea of eating them. Not to mention vegetarians, who likely won’t eat bugs either.

        The real messaging here should be on reducing meat consumption, which will also improve health generally.