Hannah Pham
Summary of “The Consumer: A Republic of Fat” by Michael Pollan
In the excerpt “The Consumer: A Republic of Fat” from the book
The Omnivore's
Dilemma
, Michael Pollan explained that the underlying cause of obesity today in American is
the excess corn production. In the 19
th
century, that Americans were producing too much corn
made corn whiskey so cheap that people drank more than ever before or would ever since. The
same situation happens today, although instead of using corn to produce whiskey, they make
high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS), the dominant sweetener in a lot of different products. Other
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- Fall '08
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