Nothing says an "American meal" like the quintessential cheese burger, large fries, and a Coke. Fast food is time-efficient, inexpensive, and tastes delicious. The fast food and snack industries have become multi-billionaire businesses. Ingesting these "foods" does not come without consequences. Pollan agues our Western Diet of refined flours, fats, and sugars leads to obesity, heart disease, and diabetes (Daily Show).
According to Pollan, our diet has changed over the last one hundred years. In the past, man subsided on meat, vegetables, fruit, and a little bit of whole grains. He argues that our bodies know how to digest corn, but not corn syrup. United States "Consumes two hundred and forty pounds of sugar per year" (Colbert Report). Almost every processed food contains corn syrup, sugar, or "sugar like" substances. Pollan indicates that the food industry has created this situation. The Farm Bill subsidizes corn and soy crops. These products are inexpensive for the consumer and very profitable for the food industry. …show more content…
Those on a tight budget appreciate that fast food is cheap, delicious, and easy to obtain. Pollan reports that the Center for Science and Public Interest is planning on banning the sale of soda and placing a tax on fast and snack food items. These "Food Police" are determined to disclose the nutritional contents on all foods, limit consumer choice, and produce a society where forbidden foods become illicit (New York Times
According to Pollan, our diet has changed over the last one hundred years. In the past, man subsided on meat, vegetables, fruit, and a little bit of whole grains. He argues that our bodies know how to digest corn, but not corn syrup. United States "Consumes two hundred and forty pounds of sugar per year" (Colbert Report). Almost every processed food contains corn syrup, sugar, or "sugar like" substances. Pollan indicates that the food industry has created this situation. The Farm Bill subsidizes corn and soy crops. These products are inexpensive for the consumer and very profitable for the food industry. …show more content…
Those on a tight budget appreciate that fast food is cheap, delicious, and easy to obtain. Pollan reports that the Center for Science and Public Interest is planning on banning the sale of soda and placing a tax on fast and snack food items. These "Food Police" are determined to disclose the nutritional contents on all foods, limit consumer choice, and produce a society where forbidden foods become illicit (New York Times