Jack Tseng B9802059
Vocabulary
Granary
–
storehouse for threshed grain or animal feed
Horticulture
–
industry and science of plant
cultivation
Subsidy
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form of financial assistance paid to a
business or economic sector
The Problem(s)
Diet Imbalance
Obesity
Food
–
related illnesses
Type
-
2 diabetes
Reintroducing Food
Avoiding Protein, Carbohydrates, Fats?
Saturated fats, Trans fats
Omega
-
3 fatty acid
Organic!
Food Pyramid
MSG
Polyphenols
Reasons to eat
Ritual
Express identity, taboos
Health
Pseudoscience
Orthorexia
–
Unhealthy obsession with healthy eating
Animal fats < Plant oils
Hydrogenated plant oils actually have trans fats
Beta
-
carotene in carrots
Antioxidant
Field study with cancer patients was inconclusive
Actually, increased cancer rate in population of high
alcoholics
Food Chemistry
Cereal, Yogurt
Cholesterol,
phytochemicals
, fiber, antioxidants
Maltodextrin
,
Xanthan
gum
Edible Food
-
like Substances
Oreo cookie
Common Reasons for Modern
Problems
Affluence
Poverty
Technology
Clever marketing
Changes in diet
… others?
FDR
The Great Depression
New Deals
Subsidized storable commodities such as Corn and Soy
Loan from government, using Corn/Soy as collateral
Sell stock to pay back loan
Keep Loan and government keeps the stock
“Ever
-
normal Granary”
Corn
Great Depression
Government Subsidies
Genetic Engineering & Horticulture
“since the Nixon administration, farmers in the
United States have managed to produce 500
additional calories per person every day” (103)
Government Subsidies
Price floor
Invalidates law of Price & Demand
Only way to increase revenue would be to increase
supply since price is constant
Past Attempts at Using the
Surplus
Biopetroleum
-
producing
ethanol from surplus corn
Feed to livestock
Sustainability
(Transport of food exhausts
more energy than contained in
the food )
57 Calories transportation: 1
Calorie of food
Marketing
Supersize
it!!
Happy Meal, Ronald McDonald
Externalities
Environment
Long distance transportation of foods from processing
center
Government
Subsidies program in vicious cycle
Citizens
Vulnerable to clever marketing
Health Costs
Medical Costs
Selective subsidies for corn and soy promote lower
prices in highly processed foods
High fructose corn syrup is much cheaper than sugar
HFCS as marker for highly processed foods
Unfamiliar chemical names in ingredient
Adult Onset Diabetes
Type
-
2 Diabetes
According to CDC, 1 in 3 Americans will suffer from
Diabetes
7 years less life expectancy
$14,000/year in healthcare costs
80% chance heart disease
People have eaten very well for thousands of years and
they can do it again.
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