HOW AND WHY OUR FOOD IS ADULTERATED

Diana Avery AmsdenUncategorized

 

 

Food animals are given substances to maximize weight-gain (or milk-production) per unit feed.

How much of these substances comes through in our food, and affects us?

Most food animals have miserable lives, with inevitable biochemical consequences.

What substances produced by their stress-altered chemistry come through and affect us?

Plants are bred but for easy harvesting, appearance, shelf life, and pest resistance––not nutrition and flavor.

Pests too seek flavor and nutrition, so these are bred out.

Makers of prepared foods make up for the missing flavor by adding too much sugar, salt, and fat.