Opinion Editorials:
http://www.opednews.com/articles/FDA-Plans-to-Break-Food-Sa-by-R-CALF-USA-090417-801.html
This article is about the history of one of the laws the FDA put into affect because BSE(mad cow disease) was affecting America’s meat supply. This article really relates to “The Omnivore’s Dilemma” because in the book, readers really gain an understanding of how corn affects cows and the meat they produce.
http://www.opednews.com/articles/Goodbye-farmers-markets-C-by-Linn-Cohen-Cole-090303-287.html
This article is about the food safey laws that were passed by Congress. It is an opinion, similar to the one in “The Ominivore’s Dilemma”, that shows the negative effects that big companies have on farmers and their products. It shows have the laws that were actually passed were not in the best interest of consumers, but of the big companies such as Cargil. Like in the book, this article shows how local farmers markets are good for local communities.
Peer-Reviewed:
This article goes into great depth over the different Native American tribes and their different customs dealing with corn. It really shows how sacred corn was to them and big of a role it played in their lives. It then goes into details about corn genes and how the corn mutated to get where it is today.
This article is about the history of maize pollen. It talks about how researchers found grains of maize pollen that were thousands of years old. The old grains that were found help researches track the origins of corn farming and the time period to which they matched.
Variable:
http://www.ajcn.org/cgi/content/full/88/6/1716S
This article is about high fructose corn syrup. It tells the history of high fructose corn syrup and then goes into great details about the differences between high fructose corn syrup and sugar. It then tries to show that the history of obesity does not relate with high fructose corn syrup.
http://health.learninginfo.org/food-pyramid.htm
This final article is on the history of the food guide pyramid. It then goes on to talk about how the pyramid hasn’t kept up with scientific research. It then goes on to give alternative pyramids for people who have diabetes or other conditions.
