It is terribly frightening to me that I am a corn person, not by choice but chance. Genetically, I wasn’t supposed to eat corn as a fundamental part of my everyday diet. Yet, I have been born in an era where every item I have eaten or intend to eat is pretty much derived from corn. Unless I choose to eat free-range chickens, grass fed beef, pretty much grow my own vegetables and bake my own goods, I am a corn person (we are “corn chips walking” as Pollen puts it) comprised of processed corn products. It’s scary because I truly believe one of the main reasons (other than sugar) that most people in America are overweight is due to the corn base of our diets.
Every living thing competes for carbon resources, corn is a goliath in obtaining and
Every living thing competes for carbon resources, corn is a goliath in obtaining and