Although it is widely held that infections and eating difficulties are hallmarks of advanced dementia,25 there are few prospective data on the incidence of these complications. Over the course of 18 months, more than half of the residents in our study had infectious episodes, and 86% had eating problems.
So 10 billion people is the uppermost population limit where food is concerned. Because it's extremely unlikely that everyone will agree to stop eating meat, Wilson thinks the maximum carrying capacity of the Earth based on food resources will most likely fall short of 10 billion.
The carrying capacity is the maximum population size of a particular species that a given ecosystem can sustain. As the population size increase, the demand for resources such as food, water, shelter and space increases. Eventually, there will not be enough resources for each individual and stress will occur. limiting factor is a factor that restricts the size of a population from reaching its full potential. The amount of food & water in a habitat is an example of a limiting factor. Other factors include geographical space, predation, climate, competition (for prey, food, mates) etc.