Michael Pollan Is Right

A study confirms what Michael Pollan has been evangelizing for years: “fast food” is the same thing as “corn.” This is actually the first data to back up the “Corn Makes You Fat” theory, and scientists found traces of corn in almost every tested sample, from chicken nuggets to french fries. I can hear the “I told you so”s from Berkeley now.

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  • http://news.mongabay.com/2008/1110-corn.html [link]

    Here is a very scientific chart (with explanation below) for those of you that can understand this sort of thing.  Carbon and nitrogen stable isotope values of beef and chicken products sampled, positioned according to geographic region. Chains are designated by symbol (circle = McDonald's, square = Burger King, diamond = Wendy's), stable isotope value is designated by color. The 3 restaurants sampled differ by horizontal position, whereas the 3 servings differ by vertical position, creating a grid of 9 values for each chain within each city. Three missing points (C–E) reflect 2 lost substrates from within the entire study (1 servings of chicken and 1 serving of fries). Image and caption text courtesy of PNAS. Click image to enlarge.

    Amanda Dobbins
    3 years ago

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