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Diet with a little meat uses less land than many vegetarian diets
10-08-2007 · EurekAlert!A low-fat vegetarian diet is very efficient in terms of how much land is needed to support it. But adding some dairy products and a limited amount of meat may actually increase this efficiency, Cornell University research suggests.
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