So-duh like stop drinking it

I just finished watching King Corn, a documentary about the number one food source in America. The movie was slightly slanted as it started by pointed out the fact that life expectancy might fall in this coming generation because of our diet. But overall it was good and enjoyable while highlighting many important issues facing america. My favorite part was the history of the Agriculture Secretary changing things in the 70's, because it helps explain how we got here, how we are able to spend less then 20% of our income on food, something never before seen in history. It has led to over consumption of corn and corn sweeteners. The movie also showed how corn fed beef will eventually kill the animal, by making it overweight and creating ulcers in its stomach.

Grass fed beef like the kind served where I work is supposedly better, and definitely less fatty. Thousand Hills is a large local producer of grass fed beef in the area, but a 1/8 of a cow will cost you 380 dollars, or 16lbs of ground beef for 80 dollars. But people love meat in this country and I see it every time I go to work and people fill their faces with cow pig and chicken.

Well the demand for cheap beef is only one cause of the unhealthy cows and then unhealthy people, the glut of corn has produced High Fructose Corn Syrup sometimes abbreviated as HFCS. HFSC is used in almost all soft drinks, soft drinks that might now be taxed in New York State.
The movie Corn King has a scene where a man talks about the fatal effect diabetes has had on his family. If the tax lessens the intake of soda it may well decrease the healthcare costs of diabetes and save the country some money.

Tom Vilsack was just nominated by Obama for Secretary of Agriculture. Vilsack is the former Governor of Iowa, the largest corn producer in the country, he supports Monsanto's use of GMO(genetically Modified Organisms) and probably has good knowledge of the corn growers lobby. Its difficult to peer between these cracks and not see how all the pieces fit together.
Our rising health care costs should undoubtedly be linked to the food we eat, it's not just the exercise which is a problem. You are what you eat has been told to children over and over, but as adults they might not stop and take heed of the advice.

Personally I want to connect the diabetes epidemic and the glut of obesity to Warren Buffett who was propelled to one of the riches men in the world in no small part because of his large ownership in Coke, one of the largest soft drink manufacturers in the country. In 1985 coke switched to New Coke, which had HFCS rather then sugar, people hated it and the recipe was switched back sans the sugar. HFCS was now a coke staple, and in 1988 Buffett bought up 7% or just over a billion dollars worth of Coke. His profit has been at the expense of americans health.

dun dun.... the conspiracy begins