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Organic Food Against Industrial Food

October, 15, 2012

Research Outline

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I. For the introduction, there is a plan to establish the reality of natural organic food
against industrial. My working thesis statement is: The dangers of processed food and the
negative effects on health and food process are threatening the lives on America and the rest of
society around the world. All this can be fixed by restructuring our food supply, which this can
translate to producing more organic products such has produce and livestock, as well as the
development of Green industrial sectors.

II. First, the government involvement in regulating laws that helps giant corporate
companies controls the flow of processed food, thus overlooking the health concern issues and
causing unseen consequences that affect our national eating disorder.

III. Secondly, the nutrients and additives that are being used to manipulate and alternate
the food elements, along with the deficiencies that cause several health issues that affect the
public.

IV. Can the government involvement help develop "Green and Organic" support
programs that target local authorities to reach out to consumers and overcome the eating and
disease that the industry process is causing in society.

V. The solution to these problems is to make sustainable and organic products and pass
new laws that help promote local farmers and regulate giant food industries in the processing and
development stages that these industries go through in delivering a final product.

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VI. If we dont act fast in reforming our food industry there will be more unintentional
deaths along with diseases that will hit our society, therefore changing our way of thinking about
processed food will increase human life expectancy.

We have heard that organic food is better than processed food, but just how different is

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one from each other when compared? During these last recent years there has been numerous
research studies about the eating disorder that America is suffering based on the studies of the
US Department of Agriculture. One of these recent studies is Michael Pollans, The Omnivores
Dilemma. In this book Mr. Pollan goes over many issues concerning the complications the food
industry in the U.S. Part one of this volume Industrial: Corn goes in detail on the process and
development of industrial food (Pollan, 2007).
The topic of this paper is to find valid information and details, with respect to some of the
points made by part one of The Omnivore Dilemma. Several of those issues are: The procedures
that processed food is using and alternative components like corn based elements. These
components modify the growth of the food and livestock that is being delivered to the public for
consumption. The biggest concern is the hazards of producing products with corn additives that
modifies the food development making them more processed than natural organic (Pollan,
2007).
There is a history of these issues and how they began that is necessary to understand the
view of this topic. The worries of the food industry have always been a top concern for this. How
we ended up with this eating disorder that is affecting so much our American society and its
relation to the government is something that we as American civilians should know about it. The
main problem is that politicians and government representatives remain confident of saying that
United States of America consumes the safest sustenance source in the world, due to the
obligations of the numerous rules and guidelines that manage the making, handling and delivery
of food. However as the procedures of raising animals for food has changed, our regulations
have not met the standard. Industrialized farming produce vast amounts of manure, creating a
waste-management problem that often discharges into the local communities by way of water, air

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and soil contamination. In order to recover our conservation food system, we must approve a
policy that will help regulate small local farmers on land and product control, while decreasing
the economic and environmental damage that these large food industries help create (Bowman,
2008).
Also, we hear notorious statements about food contaminants, food additives and food
preservatives. Generally we are told that organic food are better for our health and also told that
there is no nutritional change in how foods are developed. Every day we are reminded to eat oily
food like for instance fish, and then advised to avoid fatty fish because they hold higher levels of
pollutants. These days there is a great demand of low-cost food that can be grown fast and
develop precisely. The demand calls for corn based additives and certain elements into the mix.
However, these types of elements that are being used on the food can be harmful for the
consumers and as well for the livestock which can lead to diseases such as E-coli and Acidosis.
Now that we a general perspective view and how the food industry got to this point, we can now
concentrate onto the current problems and developing possible solutions that can help this
disorder (Bowman, 2008).
First, how the government involvement is regulating laws that help giant corporate
companies control the flow of process food thus overlooking the heath concern issues and
causing unseen consequences that affect the nation eating disorder. Some of the frustrations are
often lead by lack of clarity and reliability when approaching to public health issues and a need
by the government to help indicate exactly how thing are done. As a result, there are many
discussions about possible interventions that will make little difference to this eating disorder
that affects the nations health.

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This carelessness method is leading to a wrong conduit, and is disputed by much

scientific and medical support evidence. Obesity rates in this country have been in a constant rise
every year, suggesting that there a national decline in personal and social responsibility. Surely
the opposite is real. Statistics show people behavior is shifting to a negative health patterns. Also,
modern food production has severe environmental impact. The carbon footprint of many foods is
significant when unique accounts of genetically engineered fertilizers, pesticides, herbicides and
hormones used to produce vastly processed foods based on corn elements and additives that alter
the development of food growth (Hepperly,Diop, LaSalle, 2008).
Secondly, there are nutrient deficiencies and additives that are being used to manipulate
and alternate the food elements. This problem is causing serve heath issues and concerns that
affect the public and there way of living. There is evidence supporting this idea, for example the
human body cannot synthesize essential fatty acid, yet they are critical to human growth
development. Approximately 35 percent of adults across the country are considered obese, our
human body was never designed to handle thru this environment that encourages a diet high in
corn syrup, sugar, fat, calories and other corn based additives. Also on other hand, public health
activists point to the nutrition disorder and epidemics that processed food brings to the table a
negative behavior onto the public. Yet, even more Americans eat too much process food that
contains many food additives based on corn elements is particularly lethal or harmful to our food
diet in comparison to organic food and its natural food nutrients that are beneficial to our
nourishment. These are major food issues that America faces today that affect the local
population and its ability to think Green, which at the end of the day this can lead to a
significant health consequences, political and financial instability with in the country
(Hepperly,Diop, LaSalle, 2008).

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Can the government change their defaults to correct food industry policy and help
develop "Green and Organic" support programs that targets local authorities to reach out to
consumers and overcome this eating disorder that this industry process is causing.
The situation can be arranged if government intervention is acceptable while fixing this food
industry disorder causing low standard production and minimal grade feeding patterns. This area
alone stands out for reasons aimed at positive management interference in the example of
nutrition development and progress. For example, the environmental costs of consuming
processed food are not born by the person making the decision to purchase. Currently, people
do not pay the real cost of a food since subsidies degrade the produce of goods. Furthermore,
existing conditions make unnatural eating the standard of eating. Better quality foods cost more
than inorganic. The least in healthy foods products are always marketed towards to the middle
and lower class public. The government plays a significant role in correcting these issues by
changing current agriculture nutrition and marketing policies to help support health objectives,
and also by establishing new policies designed to create better standards. Such actions are
consistent with the governments interest in protecting people and creating long term vitality
and sustainability for society (Severson, 2012).
The answer to these problems is to make sustainable and organic products and reforming
new food policies and regulations, that helps promote local farmers and monitor giant food
industries in their ways of processing and development stages that these industries goes through
in delivering a final product. In a positive note in which the food industry can make a significant
contribution to improving public health awareness is finding new ways to lower the corn, fat, or
sugar content of our products to help consumers make healthier choices, so the idea of reforming

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is right at the heart of all companies innovation and development work. Sometimes the process
of redefying is not enough, or is theoretically difficult to achieve. In that case, members are also
looking at the development of alternatives to common products that are better for people, or a
choice of suitable portion sizes, as other ways of helping consumers choose the products best
suited to their consumption necessities. Although initiatives from government and food industries
are being placed, there is much being done to help individuals achieve healthier, more balanced
lifestyles.
Today's importance is not being challenge on the visible dangers to public health, such as
faulty food sectors through a mix format of regulation, taxation and bans. As a substitute, issues
such as obesity, pose the new encounter of trying to encourage consumers to make different
choices and purchasing decisions in their everyday lives, leading to long-term sustained changes
to their diets and lifestyles. This is an intense and complex assignment, and one that requires
influence and encouragement by local authorities, as well as direction. Little wonder it is
sometimes hard for policymakers to accept that the government is just one of many players in the
complicated debates on diet and health and there are, actually there are very few guiding levers
that it can be pull down to effect change without creating a reasonable consumer reaction
(Severson, 2012).
If we dont act accordingly, there will be more diseases, unintentional death, and ongoing
health concerns that will limit our lifestyle, consequently lowering our life expectancy. By
selecting organic products and none adulterated products we will be saving numerous lives and
putting an end to irregular practices by the food industry. The study conducted during this paper
has shown all the problems with the use of corn additives and elements, from unnoticed
consequences of processed food, the danger of the practice of corn additives into the food

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development, to the long term effects of nutritional deficiencies of the public.

Obviously its always up to the person choice whether it can be personal or not to eat
whatever is out there. The idea of this research is to put into view the modern sustenance manner
concerns and let the public to decide for themselves and planning possible solutions to those
problems in a logical way. The results given are not meant to be resilient. These are just the
possible ideas for the opening of a promising change. It is still a long way off, but with help from
the public, by choosing organic and natural products, there is a possibility of overcoming the
problem of the modern day food industries and its policies.

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ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY

Bowman, G. (2008). Organic vs. industrial agriculture. Minnesota: Organic Consumers

Association. Retrieved from
http://www.organicconsumers.org/articles/article_18988.cfm.
This article debates the cause and effect on the process of development of both organic
and industrial along with the overview of how Green products have its virtues. This article shows
That chemical-industrialized isnt feeding the world, and is creating huge ecological
issues in the process.
This idea can be used in section two that helps support the breakdown of components
that is being used the research of inorganic products and the natural nutrients that organic food
produce to help promote healthy life style.
Hepperly, P., Diop, A., & LaSalle, T. (2008). The organic green revolution. Pennsylvania: Rodale
Institute. Retrieved from http://www.rodaleinstitute.org/files/GreenRevUP.pdf.
This article arguments that organic green primarily changes the way we grow our food to
maximize produce while modifying climate change, restoring clean water, building soils, and
protecting agricultural production. This research shows that a new Green idea can mark a
dramatic change, moving from untenable, progressively unaffordable and toxic fertilizers to a
Organic based and regenerative farming systems.

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This idea is used on both section one and two that supports the many different aspects of
organic and inorganic fundamental produce along the values it produces that leads to a better
understanding of achieving a green life style for society and the environment.
Pereira, J. (2009). Healthy lifestyle balance. Texas: Project Bliss. Retrieved from
http://www.healthylifestylebalance.com/good-food-bad-food.html

The article advices on the importance of eating healthy and its benefits that can lead to a better
life standard and the combinations of natural vitamins and nutrients that helps fights deceases
and lower the negative effects on health care issues. This article shows the positive effects and its
Components of a healthy diet that helps balanced our nutrients for our overall food diet.
This idea is used to help appreciate the overall research topic on why is so vital to pursue a
natural eating diet that helps us has consumers and producers to achieve a better industrial food
process which leads to a better state of mind and heath.
Pollan, M. (2007). The omnivore\'s dilemma: A natural history of four meals. New York, NY:
Penguin Books. Retrieved from http://online.vitalsource.com/.
This book debates that America is suffering from what can only be labeled as a national
disorder. The Omnivores Dilemma is shifting the way Americans think about politics, risks, and
desires of eating. The object of this book shows the public, that mass-producing raw materials
such has livestock, produce, and food products comes with a high cost of negative effects on
both health and environmental which leads to a serious eating disorder.
This concept is used on the main subject of my research paper, where I discuss that eating
organic helps promote a healthy life for a better living for the next generations to come.

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Severson, K. (2012). More choice, and more confusion, in the quest for healthy eating. New
York, NY: New York Times. Retrieved from
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/09/us/would-be-healthy-eaters-face-confusion-ofchoices.html?ref=organicfood&_r=0.
This article discusses that many people who are seeking a better testing of organic products and
the differences that recent studies concluded that when it comes to certain nutrients there
is not much difference between organic and conventional
This article shows the readers, the various different options from to choose from has far
has organic food product but at the same time it creates confusion on the selection of products in
comparison to industrial organic products in the pursuit for a better eating diet .
This idea can be used to support in the first section of my study paper, where I discuss the
differences between organic and inorganic and what elements is being used to produce it.

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REFERENCE

Bowman, G. (2008). Organic vs. industrial agriculture. Minnesota: Organic Consumers

Association. Retrieved from
http://www.organicconsumers.org/articles/article_18988.cfm.

Hepperly, P., Diop, A., & LaSalle, T. (2008). The organic green revolution. Pennsylvania: Rodale
Institute. Retrieved from http://www.rodaleinstitute.org/files/GreenRevUP.pdf.

Pereira, J. (2009). Healthy lifestyle balance. Texas: Project Bliss. Retrieved from
http://www.healthylifestylebalance.com/good-food-bad-food.html

Pollan, M. (2007). The omnivore\'s dilemma: A natural history of four meals. New York, NY:
Penguin Books. Retrieved from http://online.vitalsource.com/.

Severson, K. (2012). More choice, and more confusion, in the quest for healthy eating. New
York, NY: New York Times. Retrieved from
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/09/us/would-be-healthy-eaters-face-confusion-ofchoices.html?ref=organicfood&_r=0.

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