Chapter 6 mainly explained the different things corn is used for, such as high fructose corn syrup, which is used in almost every sugary thing in the United States from a Twinkie to soda. The amount of money spent to make processed foods, and where all of it goes. And the different products made from corn to make processed foods that make more money for the company than feed/serve the consumers. Chapter 7 mostly explained the United States obesity rate, and the many causes to why that is. The reason is big things, bigger drinks, and meaning cheaper and easier ways to make products, which aren’t healthy for you. Chapter 8 mainly explained what an omnivore is and how human beings (who are omnivores) are different from other animals, because we have a wide selection of foods to eat, and shows why it’s easy for human beings to eat stuff that aren’t really good for us. Chapter 9 basically was chapter 6, 7 & 8 but in depth, it showed how fast food has grown within the years, and how it’s been so successful and the different techniques used to make “fast food”, and what fast food actually is, which is mainly corn.
Question/Response
Why do farmers make very little money, and if almost everything in fast food is made of corn why is fast food unhealthy?
The reason farms make less money than people actually think is because too many things is being supplied than demanded and if farms don’t over supply than they won’t make money at all, the second reason is because of the amount of money it cost to grow the food, pack the food, and ship the food. The reason fast food and many products that is seen as unhealthy is unhealthy is because it’s not pure corn; they’re made of other things that are processed from corn, basically corn substitutes.
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