Archive for category: food issues
raj patel on global food price inflation
Check out Raj Patel’s latest article in The Guardian regarding the global rise of food prices and how it is affecting rural and urban communities… http://rajpatel.org/2011/01/18/neutron-bomb-inflation/
Read morecorporate food: the dangers of GM
As I learn more and more about the food system in the United States, the more I become afraid of it. Doing research for a paper recently, I found out that about 70% of all packaged foods sold in America have at least some genetically engineered components. For those of you unfamiliar with GM (genetically [...]
Read moreobesity in the developed, starvation in the developing
How the international policies that govern the way we grow and trade food are leading to starvation, obesity, poverty, environmental pollution, and injustice. There are millions of starving people struggling in regions of Asia, Africa, and Latin America. We’ve all known this for years. The usual explanation is that there are simply too many people [...]
Read moregenetically engineered sugar will hit the u.s. market in 2008
It seems like I’m always writing about sugar… The granulated sugar supply in the U.S. comes from two agricultural sources: half from sugar cane and the other half from sugar beets. Recently, American Crystal, a large Wyoming-based sugar company, along with several other leading sugar manufacturers announced that they will be sourcing their sugar from [...]
Read morehigh sugar consumption is linked to baldness in both men and women
My point: Consume less sugar, flour, starch, and alcohol to prevent hair loss and baldness. This is another example of big pharmaceutical and food industries lying and cheating to consumers, and victimizing the public. The traditional theory dealing with baldness was that it is caused by the male hormone, testosterone. Testosterone is converted to another [...]
Read morefood advertising leads to obesity
My point: I think that TV advertising is the single greatest factor contributing to obesity. People, especially children, tend to purchase and consume foods that are more widely advertised. The problem is that advertised foods are the most highly processed and packaged foods. This is leading to the obesity epidemic. Food is supposed to nourish, [...]
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