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Podcast. Episode #3, May 21, 2009
Show Notes:
News:
- “Industrial Farming is Giving us Less Nutritious Food”
- Source:
- Declining Fruit and Vegetable Nutrient Composition,” HortScience, 2009; 44:15
- Link:
- http://www.motherearthnews.com/Sustainable-Farming/Nutrient-Decline-Industrial-Farming.aspx?page=2
- Source:
Research
- “After decades, Decreases in Heart Risk Factors Level Off”
- Source:
- Presented at the 2008 American Heart Association’s annual scientific sessions in New Orleans
- Link:
- http://health.usnews.com/articles/health/healthday/2008/11/11/after-decades-decreases-in-heart-risk-factors.html
- Source:
Main Topic:
- Benefits of Cheaper Food
- Cost less
- More people have access to food
- Feed the hungry with less cost
- Downside to Cheaper food
- More uniformity (more “caloric” fillers-high calorie, low nutrient)
- More corn (esp high fructose corn syrup), soy(heavily processed soy oil), wheat(highly refined), sugar
- Factory farming
- Increase Access may lead to excess
- ex. honey vs. sugar
- The irony is that food processing actually makes food more expensive.
- If it is not truly cheaper then it is faster and more convenient.