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C. E. Butterworth, Jr., MD

JAMA. 1974;227(8):934-935.

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In the midst of all the current discussions about the energy crisis, the concept of food as a form and source of energy generally has been overlooked. There was a hint in 1972 of possible trouble ahead when a shortage of fuel threatened to prevent the drying of tons of grain for storage in the north central states. Then last summer, even before the Yom Kippur war, headlines warned that a gasoline shortage might interfere with the harvesting of crops. Fortunately, these events did not develop into a major crisis, and they passed unnoticed because there was no abrupt change in the supply or price of food. Attention was diverted because the public was not seriously affected in either the stomach or the pocketbook. Nevertheless, there can be little doubt that these developments have contributed to the current upward trend in food prices for the American family. The recent cutback . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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