Corn is widely used in the United States due to its easy transformation into other products. It is also considered a staple in many parts of the world. According to the New York Times article‚ Corn‚ also known as maize‚ provides 21 percent of human nutrition across the globe. According to the article‚ corn was first domesticated by Native Americans and researchers estimate that domestication occurred 9‚000 years ago. According to the Department of Agronomy at Iowa State University‚ Christopher Columbus’s
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Majority types of carbohydrates such as sugars and starches can break down glucose to be used as energy. The movie‚ King Corn‚ is about two best friends and an acre of corn in Iowa. A small ear of corn contains 23 grams of carbohydrates. Corn can be transformed and be used in several different ways. In King Corn‚ they tell us how the acre of corn will be used. They say‚ “10‚000 pounds of corn our acre is likely to produce 32% will be either exported or turned into Ethanol. In neither case ending up in
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High Fructose Corn Syrup: Friend or Enemy?? We eat every day‚ rarely thinking about what’s going into our bodies. Take soda‚ for example‚ when was the last time you read the label before taking a sip? For me‚ it is never. One of the first ingredients listed on the can is HFCS or high fructose corn syrup. This ingredient is a secret additive to many products in today’s market. High Fructose Corn Syrup is one of the cheapest to make and hardest to get rid of in the body. Since its introduction
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Choquette Derek Thiess Research Essay 30 November 2010 High Fructose Corn Syrup and Obesity High fructose corn syrup (HFCS) is one of the major caloric sweeteners used in the food industry today. It is a sweetener that contain fructose and all provide 4 kcal per gram (Suzan‚ 620). It is relatively inexpensive to produce‚ so the food industry sees HFCS an easy way to make products less expensive. HFCS is a kind of corn sugar; it is nearly identical to sucrose (table sugar)‚ which is made up
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year. B. Thesis- Today‚ I am going to talk about high fructose corn syrup‚ why it is used‚ and research of how it is affecting us. C. Significance- Many companies have switched to high fructose corn over pure cane sugar to lower cost. As a result‚ it may be cheaper for us at the checkout stand‚ but is it affecting our health and weight. D. Overview- I am going to discuss what high fructose corn syrup is‚ the increase in obese Americans‚ and a few tips to reduce intake
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"Switch to Something You ’ll Like‚ Kellogg ’s Corn Flakes" The Kellogg story started in the eighteen hundreds at the Battle Creek Sanatorium‚ where Kellogg ’s Corn Flakes were created. From now until then‚ the Kellogg Company has changed breakfast forever. (Kellogg Company par. 3). The nineteen-forties are basically defined by World War II‚ which pushed the United States out of the Great Depression. Most of the men were sent off to war‚ leaving their jobs and families behind. The Women were
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Bt Corn Lab Report Deidra Dunlap‚ Tanya Hayes‚ Ashley Palmer‚ Cinnamon Rader‚ Tabitha Rue Tusculum College Bt Corn Lab What is Bt Corn? Bt corn is a genetically modified organism‚ often referred to as a GMO. “A GMO is a plant or animal that has been genetically modified through the addition of a small amount of genetic material from other organisms through molecular techniques.” (Bessin‚ 1999 rev. 2004‚ p.1). The production of GMO’s came about because of the need to provide a form of
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Rock Solid Future From corn High- Fructose Corn Syrup is formed. High-fructose Corn syrup is now used in the products we see all over the home and grocery store. Farmers know that this is a guarantee profit for as much as they are able to distribute. Items all around us can be found to have High-Fructose Corn Syrup in them‚ from the most basic forms of food to the most complex of pesticides. Even more disturbing is how children are being affected by High-Fructose Corn Syrup while parents and professionals
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and drinks we buy in the store‚ you find that 99% of them contain “high fructose corn syrup”‚ which is basically pure sugar. This means that the food industry is feeding a nationwide sugar addiction that is leading to a huge diabetes epidemic. It’s also interesting that the US government gives multibillion-dollar subsidies to the agribusiness corporations that grow and sell corn that ends up as high fructose corn syrup. Don’t you think our government should be working to protect our health‚ instead
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produces more appetizing. The manufacturers are able to advertise their products as sugar-free due to the use of added sugars or what is commonly known as Splenda or high fructose corn syrup. According to Readers Digest in their article “4 Most Harmful Ingredients in Packaged Foods”‚ they claim that high fructose corn syrup is used commonly throughout all processed foods because it is a cheaper
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