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Unnatural Hunger An Insatiable Dilemma

Unnatural Hunger An Insatiable Dilemma. Jack Tseng B9802059. Vocabulary. Granary – storehouse for threshed grain or animal feed Horticulture – industry and science of plant cultivation Subsidy - form of financial assistance paid to a business or economic sector. The Problem(s).

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Unnatural Hunger An Insatiable Dilemma

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  1. Unnatural Hunger

    An Insatiable Dilemma

    Jack Tseng B9802059
  2. Vocabulary Granary – storehouse for threshed grain or animal feed Horticulture – industry and science of plant cultivation Subsidy - form of financial assistance paid to a business or economic sector
  3. The Problem(s) Diet Imbalance Obesity Food – related illnesses Type-2 diabetes
  4. Reintroducing Food Avoiding Protein, Carbohydrates, Fats? Saturated fats, Trans fats Omega-3 fatty acid Organic! Food Pyramid MSG Polyphenols
  5. Reasons to eat Ritual Express identity, taboos Health
  6. 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
  7. Food Chemistry Cereal, Yogurt Cholesterol, phytochemicals, fiber, antioxidants Maltodextrin, Xanthan gum
  8. Edible Food-like Substances Oreo cookie 
  9. Common Reasons for Modern Problems Affluence Poverty Technology Clever marketing Changes in diet … others?
  10. 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”
  11. 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)
  12. Government Subsidies Price floor Invalidates law of Price & Demand Only way to increase revenue would be to increase supply since price is constant
  13. Past Attempts at Using the Surplus Biopetroleum - producing ethanol from surplus corn Feed to livestock
  14. Sustainability (Transport of food exhausts more energy than contained in the food ) 57 Calories transportation: 1 Calorie of food
  15. Marketing Supersize it!! Happy Meal, Ronald McDonald
  16. 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
  17. 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
  18. 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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