Consumption:
Results:
CO2 Emissions : 0.0/kg
Water Used : 0.0/liters
Antiboitic Consumption : 0.0/mg
According to the OECD the average American eats approximately 24.5.kg of beef per year (which is around 500g of beef per week).
When it comes to water usage that includes the amount of water used to grow the crops that the animals then eat.
The point of this app isn't to push people to totally give up meat or anything, it's just to show that what we eat has an impact on the environment and a small changes can make a big difference.
Sources:
CO2 per kilogram produced meat: https://static.ewg.org/reports/2011/meateaters/pdf/methodology_ewg._eaters_guide_to_health_and_climate_2011.pdf
Antiboitics per kilogram produced meat: https://www.nrdc.org/experts/david-wallinga-md/analysis-high-intensity-antibiotics-us-beef-pork
Water usage per kilogram of produced meat: https://www.denverwater.org/tap/whats-beef-water
American meat consumption averages: https://www.statista.com/chart/3926/which-countries-eat-the-most-red-meat/
