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Will We Still Eat Meat?
Time to sell that A-1 Steak Sauce stock. Meat consumption will drop precipitously in the coming century, as we confront meat's toll on the environment and our health. Faced with rising levels of disease caused by a fatty, cholesterol-rich diet and the environmental toll of farm waste run-off, we'll return to the age-old formula of grains, vegetables and beans.
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    According to the Iowa State College of Agriculture, the annual level of world meat production is projected to change how much by 2007?

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    What We Eat in America
    Results of U.S. Department of Agriculture food surveys that assess food consumption, related behavior and public policy in the United States

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