Nutrition & You (4th Edition)
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Chapter 12, Problem 4TF
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To examine: Whether the statement “Most of the corn grown in the United States is used to feed animals, not humans” is true or false.
Introduction: A farm is an area of land where foods and crops are produced. Animal farming is used to raise animals for food. In the United States, the dominant food animals are cows, pigs, and chickens.
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