New tool tells if you are eating too much water

Jessica Shankleman
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Sustain unveils calculator that aims to help cooks reduce the virtual water footprint of their meals

For dinner last night I had nearly 1,700 litres of water, plus a 500ml bottle of water on the side. No, I'm not on a strange new diet, I've just been testing out a new water footprint calculator that claims...

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