Even more disturbing , 90 percent of water consumed in the United States is for animal and crop-related farm uses . Over the past two decades , food waste and obesity have nearly doubled at equal rates . The average American now consumes more than twice as much junk food per capita as they did in 1980 ( a doubling of consumption ). In Canada more than 17.5 million kilograms of food is thrown out every month . 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 American now consumes more than twice as much junk food per capita as they did in 1980 ( a doubling of consumption ). In Canada more than 17.5 million kilograms of food is thrown out every month . 50 percent of all food produced on the planet goes in the trash .