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Our demand for meat, dairy and refined carbohydrates - the world consumes one billion cans or bottles of Coke a day - our demand for these things, not our need, our want - drives us to consume way more calories than are good for us.

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Mark Bittman
Age: 74
Born: 1950
Born: February 17
Chef
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