Saw this via the Consumerist yesterday. It’s from a 2007 article from the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine in the context of discussion about the 2008 Farm Bill:
The PCRM article goes on to say (emphasis mine):
The Farm Bill, a massive piece of federal legislation making its way through Congress, governs what children are fed in schools and what food assistance programs can distribute to recipients. The bill provides billions of dollars in subsidies, much of which goes to huge agribusinesses producing feed crops, such as corn and soy, which are then fed to animals. By funding these crops, the government supports the production of meat and dairy products—the same products that contribute to our growing rates of obesity and chronic disease. Fruit and vegetable farmers, on the other hand, receive less than 1 percent of government subsidies.
Ah, King Corn. Our friends across the pond have gone so far as to call it liquid Satan, and suggest that:
America is doomed to lead the world’s obesity rankings as long as the process by which it elects its presidents starts in Iowa — a state known for its cornfields and corn subsidies.
I love me a good infographic, but while the one above has a clever theme, it’s misleading. It’s not the meat and dairy subsidies per se that are the problem. Even if you are okay with grains being part of your diet (and not everyone agrees), they are wreaking havoc as food for feedlot animals. And that is causing lots of problems for us.
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And grains also cause lots of problems for the animals - they are not made to eat corn. The antibiotic overuse that is leading to antibiotic-resistant bacteria is the result of feeding the cattle corn - it makes them prone to infection.
Jean, thanks, and exactly! The “wreaking havoc” link points to an article that makes that exact point. I also like what Michael Pollan says: “you are what you eat eats.”