The Hidden Costs of Hamburgers

Americans love hamburgers -- we eat about three burgers a week. But what are the hidden environmental costs? See sources from the Center for Investigative Reporting. http://cironline.org/reports/hidden-c...

Directed and produced by Carrie Ching, Reported by Sarah Terry-Cobo and Carrie Ching, Illustrated and animated by Arthur Jones.

This animation is part of The Food for 9 Billion series, a yearlong look at the challenge of feeding the world at a time of social and environmental change.

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[TastyThailand]

The only 'meat' I eat is chicken and fish. I don't eat beef or pork. I live in Thailand and most Thais NEVER eat beef and usually eat pork or chicken but with a lot of fish. It's no wonder Americans are so FAT and die so much earlier than many other nationalities. It's the crap like hamburgers that they put in their body. I mean, I don't know ANYONE who eats 3 burgers a week. ONLY Americans!!

[key0bb]

Processed meat sucks. I only buy steaks. I have to get my long-chain proteins and iron from somewhere. I'm glad my country doesn't feed them corn.

[14965]

and what about the chickenproduction? millions and millions of chickens.

[thurizaz]

Chicken, fish or pork is not any healthier than beef. It might not be as hazardous to the enviroment but it will destroy your health in the same way.

[Uruguay182]

Beef is better than fish, pork or chicken

[Uruguay182]

Uruguay is the country with more beef consumptionn in the world!

[eddiequest4]

Well, let me see - cows add to climate change, chickens are fed hormones to bulk them up while stuck in crowded cages, pigs are easily prone to swine flu, and fish will soon become more plastic than animal.... We clearly need to get our "complete"protein from somewhere else.

[echrobok audrea]

From now own I will stop eating burgers.

[BelgianNuggit Whitchoco]

I love burgers,

[Loki Bray]

bitch i love cows

[helfrich raven]

OMG! I'm not eating hamburgers anymore.

[just1believer]

I am eating a Hamburger while watching this, and it tastes fawking great! your argument is invalid.