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mberning on Aug 27, 2012 | parent | context | favorite | on: The Hidden Truths about Calories

I don't buy it. When I go out into nature I don't see many emaciated animals.

They may exist in a world of scarce resources, especially predators, but they are not constantly living on the edge of starvation.

joeblubaugh on Aug 28, 2012 [–]

"Historically, in Michigan the number of species diagnosed at the Laboratory as dying from malnutrition and starvation are second only to those dying from traumatic injuries."

http://www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,4570,7-153-10370_12150_12220-2...

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