HLTHAGE 1AA3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: High Fructose Corn Syrup, Boogie 2Nite, Junk Food
22 Feb 2018
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=chronic disease i. e. heart attack, diabetes, cancer: international food norms heavily influenced by the food industry i. e, sugar in baby food challenge, defeated by the combined forces of the european and. S. sugar industry is protected by a high tariff blocking the import of sugar = charges americans up to 3 times the going international rate: brand loyalty from cradle to grave aim of current marketing strategies = The hunger of capitalism: hallmark of dysfunction = same capitalist food system that produces obesity also produces hunger, the number of hungry people has grown to over a billion, the obesity epidemic has wide currency and the starvation epidemic does not. 38% in price since 2008 despite the recession and likely to go up again. Conclusion: hunger, obesity and the earth"s capacity to support us are reasons to look at these issues very critically, we need to feed all nutritious foods while maintaining the environment.
