You know the admonition to drink eight glasses of water a day to remain hydrated. But the truth is when you consider the water needed to produce what we eat -- think of it as virtual water -- we consume a lot more.
If we consider the water used in producing our foods, California is a net-importer and the Mid-West a net exporter.
The US as a whole then exports our water so the rest of the world can eat it.
From Craftsmen Quarterly, The Water We Eat.
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Chuck Dinerstein, MD, MBA
Director of Medicine
Charles Dinerstein, MD, MBA, is the Medical Director of the American Council on Science and Health. A vascular surgeon with more than 25 years of clinical experience, he brings a physician's understanding of medical decision-making, an appreciation for scientific uncertainty, and a broader perspective on healthcare economics and policy to his writing.
