FUCKING. CORN.

[mik3cap]

Eggs. Did you know that eggs produced today are Omega-3 DEFICIENT?? Yes, because you see, before we started force-feeding chickens CORN, they used to eat bugs and green leafy vegetables, and produced eggs RICH in Omega-3. So now Omega-3 is being ADDED BACK IN by who-knows-what processes... if commercial farmers would just let the chickens eat what they're supposed to eat, there would be no issue with the healthiness of eggs.

My generation has been completely fucked over by agribusiness, and our parents suffer for it too. Heart disease, diabetes, and all the other "Western" illnesses are going to afflict us like no other generation. Thank goodness I've changed my diet to avoid all that shit as much as possible.

You see, the corn chain (I'd call it a food chain, but that would be a LIE) we're consuming from now has completely upset the normal balance of things. Two fatty acids exist in a yin-yang kind of system in the body: Omega-6, and Omega-3. Your body is basically expecting a 4 to 1 Omega-6 to Omega-3 ratio, and the corn and corn products that ubiqitously permeate everything create a 50 to 1 ratio with these fats in food and feed products. The fat balances in our livestock have changed too - we are what we eat, people. And we... are CORN.

NO MORE CORN SYRUP. DOWN WITH CORN!!!

Comments

[rovanda.livejournal.com]

*shrug* It's not like they were acting out of intent to harm, so while they acted out of greed and I can scorn their shortsightedness, I don't find myself really incensed.

As we learn more about what causes problems, we find ways around it, whether through regulations that prohibit feeding livestock to each other, or through labeling standards like organic and free range that let people opt for healthier food sources, like chickens who do eat bugs and greens and so on.

An educated populace leads to more demand for healthy business practices, and between public image and current energy prices there is incentive to implement ways to harvest energy from biological waste such as cow manure - a process that's starting to crop up here and there and should pick up more support as time goes on.

Besides, with food, there is always the option of moving someplace where you can supplement your diet with plants you grow yourself, or animals you raise yourself. Difficult, yes, especially if you have to learn how from scratch, but it's an option.

Honestly, plastic worries me far more than corn, because its impact on the environment seems like a far more difficult problem to solve.

[mikecap.livejournal.com]

There are bacteria that eat plastic. Plastic isn't an issue. Quality of life and health are real issues.

Reckless disregard for human welfare is what we're talking about - putting profits before health. Letting people die because of greed and shortsightedness is unacceptable, regardless of "intent". People still get prosecuted for manslaughter even if they don't "intend" to kill people.

Even if we stopped every bad practice that corporations have put into place right now, they would still do everything in their power to find new ways to put people at risk in order to make a buck. This behavior has to stop, the government needs to actually enforce some laws and ensure the public welfare. They freaking do it in Europe... why does America have to be no better than a third world backwater?