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EPISODE · Aug 14, 2020 · 28 MIN

Everett Murphy, M.D., discusses CAFOs, racism and Covid-19.

from Food Sleuth Radio · host Melinda Hemmelgarn

Did you know that factory farms (CAFOs), racism and Covid-19 are connected? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and registered dietitian, Melinda Hemmelgarn, for her interview with Everett Murphy, M.D., retired pulmonologist from K.C., MO who has been instrumental in working to defeat the expansion of CAFOs  - concentrated animal feeding operations. People who live closest to CAFOs are more likely to suffer with asthma, antibiotic resistant infections, and other illnesses. Murphy discusses exploited labor, propaganda, public health impacts, and economic declines associated with CAFOs. The American Public Health Association called for a moratorium on CAFOs in 2019.Related website:  https://www.naturalawakenings.com/2020/06/30/317717/beyond-factory-farms-big-meat-comes-at-high-cost

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