How real is food nowadays? The answer to this simple question may surprise you. The Omnivore's Dilemma, written by Michael Pollan, exposes the reality that much of the food we eat today is harmful for consumers. I believe that the effects of industrial farming, GMOs, and processed foods are unhealthy, and I will attempt to prove it in this essay.
First, I will cover industrial farming. More specifically, the industrialized meat industry. The truth is, animals in the industrial food system are raised with little regard for health, and this is a detriment to the animals and their consumers. According to Paul Solataroff's article "In the Belly of the Beast", "A minimum of 40 diseases can be transferred from farm animal waste to humans." The article goes on to state, "[Industrial meat cows] are three times likelier to harbor a potentially deadly strain of E. coli, and at higher risk of carrying salmonella bacteria and transmitting bovine spongiform encephalopathy, or mad cow disease, as it’s quaintly known." This shows how the industrial meat system hurts animals and consumers. The animals are much more likely to get diseases like E. Coli or salmonella, and consumers become much more prone to these diseases by eating their meat. …show more content…
I believe that GMOs are also harmful to consumers, and multiple tests have pointed to this. According to Jeffrey Smith's article "Health Risks", "GM plants, such as soybean, corn, cottonseed, and canola, have had foreign genes forced into their DNA. The inserted genes come from species, such as bacteria and viruses, which have never been in the human food supply. The text also states "Rats fed GM potatoes had smaller, partially atrophied livers." These details show how GMOs harm consumers. They introduce foreign genes from organisms like bacteria or viruses into the food supply. They also may do damage to internal organs such as the liver if heavily consumed over
First, I will cover industrial farming. More specifically, the industrialized meat industry. The truth is, animals in the industrial food system are raised with little regard for health, and this is a detriment to the animals and their consumers. According to Paul Solataroff's article "In the Belly of the Beast", "A minimum of 40 diseases can be transferred from farm animal waste to humans." The article goes on to state, "[Industrial meat cows] are three times likelier to harbor a potentially deadly strain of E. coli, and at higher risk of carrying salmonella bacteria and transmitting bovine spongiform encephalopathy, or mad cow disease, as it’s quaintly known." This shows how the industrial meat system hurts animals and consumers. The animals are much more likely to get diseases like E. Coli or salmonella, and consumers become much more prone to these diseases by eating their meat. …show more content…
I believe that GMOs are also harmful to consumers, and multiple tests have pointed to this. According to Jeffrey Smith's article "Health Risks", "GM plants, such as soybean, corn, cottonseed, and canola, have had foreign genes forced into their DNA. The inserted genes come from species, such as bacteria and viruses, which have never been in the human food supply. The text also states "Rats fed GM potatoes had smaller, partially atrophied livers." These details show how GMOs harm consumers. They introduce foreign genes from organisms like bacteria or viruses into the food supply. They also may do damage to internal organs such as the liver if heavily consumed over