Facts for Vegetarianism
- Number of human beings who could be fed by the grain and soybean eaten by U.S. livestock: 1,300,000,000
- Percentage of corn grown in United States eaten by human beings: 20
- Percentage of corn grown in United States eaten by livestock: 80
- Percentage of soy grown in United States eaten by livestock: 90
- Percentage of oats grown in United States eaten by livestock: 95
- Percentage of protein wasted by cycling grain through livestock: 90
- Percentage of carbohydrate wasted by cycling grain through livestock: 99
- Percentage of dietary fiber wasted by cycling grain through livestock: 100
- How frequently a child dies of starvation: Every 2.3 seconds
- Number of pure vegetarians who can be fed on the amount of land needed to feed 1 person consuming meat-based diet: 20
- Number of people who will starve to death this year: 20,000,000
- Number of people who could be adequately fed if Americans reduced their intake of meat by 10%: 100,000,000
- Number of acres of U.S. forest which have been cleared to create cropland to produce a meat-centered diet: 260,000,000
- How often an acre of U.S. trees disappears: Every 8 seconds
- Amount of trees spared per year by each individual who switches to a pure vegetarian diet: 1 acre
- Estimated area of rainforest destroyed annually: 125,000 square miles
- The driving force behind the destruction of the tropical rainforests: American meat habit

- From 'Diet for a New America' by John Robbins