Omnivore's Dilemma Movie Analysis

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The Corn Production.

It is not surprisingly to read or hear odds about the fast food industry facts, and the way they cook their meals to our body system. In which why some people suffer from dangerous diseases to their health system. According to the book “Omnivore’s Dilemma” by Michael Pollan, he reveals about the negative side of the corn production to the fast food industry. Staring by the supporting of the corn inside the chicken nuggets, and the soft drink. Secondly, we will be talking about Todd Dawson and his colleague Stefanie Mambelli. Who they prove to us how “McDonald” depends on a high proportion of corn from their menu items, and lastly we will be uncovering the health danger that comes from us buying fast foods.
Most of teenagers, and young kids love chicken nuggets, with a small cup of soda cause white and boneless meat, and also are quick digest to the empty stomach. According to Pollan “the modified corn starch that gules the thing together, the corn flour in the batter that coats it, and the corn oil in which it get fried” “Pollan 18” . In this quote, it seems that the chicken nuggets is prepare of “corn starch” and dip in “the corn oil” which it explains the high supports that comes from chicken nugget alone. On the other hand, we will be disclosing about the soft drink that most of people love to drink. And buy it mostly during the summer time, so they get a bit of energy to their day under the heat of the sun. Pollan says that “since the 1980s virtually all the sodas and most of the fruit drinks sold in the supermarket have been sweetened with high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS)- after water, corn sweetener is their principal ingredient” “Pollan 18”. Once again the supports of “corn sweetener” appear in our soft drinks, and not to forget the number of sugar. Which it explains they have a similar sweet taste on our tongue. Whenever we drink cups of soft drinks, and lose the flavour of a true chicken nuggets as well. Macdonald menu is getting bigger and more of different varieties, in which some people buy more than one sandwich. Some have the curiosity to try the new sandwich they are offering, above their meals alone. Michael Pollan asked Todd Dawson, who is a biologist at Berkeley University. Therefore Todd Dawson and his colleague Stefanie Mambelli. Prepared their analysis for how much “McDonald” depends on a high proportion of corn from their menu items. So this is how their laboratory reveal the measure of one meal alone. “Soda (100 percent corn), milk shake (78 percent), salad dressing (65 percent), and chicken nuggets (56 percent), cheeseburger (52 percent), and French fries
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And the depending of high proportion of corn in MacDonald menu items, and how the corn itself can hurt our body system. Where we should take Michael Pollan words as more of serious call to ourselves, and not ignore it, since we are a few years away from the age, where all sickness can stable inside our body, and it will be very difficult to move on with risky sickness. Therefore we should most of everything avoid at eating fast food restaurants, so learn ourselves to keep the money as saving, so we can buy something worth it, and not

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