Over the past two decades , food waste and obesity have nearly doubled at equal rates . The average food plate size expanded by 36 % between 1960 and 2007 . In Canada more than 17.5 million pounds of food is thrown out every month . The way our food production system is structured , supplying demand , not need , has an exponential significance on obesity and food waste at all stages - supply , distribution , preparation and consumption . 50 percent of all food produced on the planet goes in the trash .
Over the past two decades , food waste and obesity have nearly doubled at equal rates . The average food plate size expanded by 36 % between 1960 and 2007 . In Canada more than 17.5 million pounds of food is thrown out every month . 50 percent of all food produced on the planet goes in the trash .