It seems that excessive government subsidies have made some foods like corn so cheap that it is being used in all sorts of processed snacks resulting in high carbohydrate, high sugar (high fructose corn syrup).
From this article
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Under the Farm Bill, the great bulk of USDA largesse flows to five crops: corn, soy, cotton, wheat, and rice... Cheap corn, underwritten by the subsidy program, has changed the diet of every American... |
And, who is harmed? The poor of of course... It is the poor who generally don't have time to cook and can't afford the expensive fresh food, and what do the do
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According to Drewnowski and his student Pablo Monsivais, cheap and abundant additives such as HFCS allow manufacturers to sweeten food liberally without adding much to their production costs. For people on a tight budget, these additives can also make cheap food the most efficient way to get calories... "Energy-dense foods ... are the cheapest option for the consumer," Drewnowski says. "As long as the healthier lean meats, fish, and fresh produce are more expensive, obesity will continue to be a problem for the working poor." |
This is just another example of unintended consequence of a “supposedly good intention.”
