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It’s a common message in environmental meal-managing: Eat meat, and you’re using up a precious natural resource — water. But just how much water is that burger using? Here’s a look at some estimates, according to the Web sites of the National Park Service, the U.S. Geological Survey and a bottled-water trade group.
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1,300 GALLONS OF WATER
That’s how much it takes, per burger, to hydrate the cow, grow its food and process its carcass.
150 GALLONS
Loaf of bread
65 GALLONS
Gallon of milk
