1: Pg. 100- How did corn contribute to the “alcoholic republic” in the U.S. of the early 1800’s? Well since corn was so cheap many people can afford it and that was the creation of corn whiskey.
2: Pg. 102- Three of every five Americans are overweight; One of every five is obese.
3: Pg. 102- The Journal of the American Medical Association predicts that a child born in 2000 has a one in three chance of developing diabetes.
4: Pg. 102- How many people worldwide are suffering from overnutrition? How many are suffering from malnutrition? A billion people are suffering from overnutrition and 800 million people are suffering from malnutrition.
5: Pg. 102- What are some of the plausible explanations for humanity’s expanding waistline? Changes in lifestyle, affluence, poverty and technology.
6: Pg. 102- Since 1977, an American’s average daily intake of calories has jumped by 10 %.
7: Pg. 103- What accounts for most of the surplus calories we are growing and eating? Corn
8: Pg. 103- How many pounds of high-fructose corn syrup do we process per year? 17.5 billion pounds
9: Pg. 104- How many pounds of sugars (all types) does the average person eat per year? 158 pounds
10: Pg. 104- Why does Coca Cola and Pepsi use HFCS? Since it's cheaper than sugar
11: Pg. 105- Explain how marketing executives have tricked consumers into eating and drinking more. By making it cheap and supersizing it
12: Pg. 106- Researchers have found that people presented with larger portions will eat up to 30% more than they would otherwise.
13: Pg. 106- Why has natural selection predisposed to to the taste of sugar and fat? They both offer the most energy per bite.
14: Pg. 107- How does Type-II Diabetes occur? When the body's mechanism for managing glucose simply wears out for overuse
15: Pg. 108- “While the surgeon general is raising alarms over the epidemic of obesity, the president is: signing farm bills designed to keep the river of cheap corn flowing..."
2: Pg. 102- Three of every five Americans are overweight; One of every five is obese.
3: Pg. 102- The Journal of the American Medical Association predicts that a child born in 2000 has a one in three chance of developing diabetes.
4: Pg. 102- How many people worldwide are suffering from overnutrition? How many are suffering from malnutrition? A billion people are suffering from overnutrition and 800 million people are suffering from malnutrition.
5: Pg. 102- What are some of the plausible explanations for humanity’s expanding waistline? Changes in lifestyle, affluence, poverty and technology.
6: Pg. 102- Since 1977, an American’s average daily intake of calories has jumped by 10 %.
7: Pg. 103- What accounts for most of the surplus calories we are growing and eating? Corn
8: Pg. 103- How many pounds of high-fructose corn syrup do we process per year? 17.5 billion pounds
9: Pg. 104- How many pounds of sugars (all types) does the average person eat per year? 158 pounds
10: Pg. 104- Why does Coca Cola and Pepsi use HFCS? Since it's cheaper than sugar
11: Pg. 105- Explain how marketing executives have tricked consumers into eating and drinking more. By making it cheap and supersizing it
12: Pg. 106- Researchers have found that people presented with larger portions will eat up to 30% more than they would otherwise.
13: Pg. 106- Why has natural selection predisposed to to the taste of sugar and fat? They both offer the most energy per bite.
14: Pg. 107- How does Type-II Diabetes occur? When the body's mechanism for managing glucose simply wears out for overuse
15: Pg. 108- “While the surgeon general is raising alarms over the epidemic of obesity, the president is: signing farm bills designed to keep the river of cheap corn flowing..."