We are the industrial eater, it takes a certain kind of eater, the industrial eater, to eat corn that has been broken down and put back together but as processed food like “margarine, Tang, Cheez Whiz and Cool Whip”. All of which are, essentially “food imitators” they can provide sustenance but they won’t really sustain us. Chapter 5 explains how since there is a large surplus of corn, industries need to get all that surplus biomass somewhere. This is where we come in, exploiting the human desire for sweet stuff, High Fructose Corn Syrup is born. Following this logic leads to the conclusion that Americans are unhealthy for a reason; they are doing their part to consume all excess biomass, as efficient as possible.
Thoughts:
One response made by a New York food additive manufactrurer in the book was that natural food is a: "dubious substance, came to be eaten by humans at thier own risk", my response: "WHAT!!!!??!!"
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