Omnivore's Dilemma: Part I: Industrial/Corn
"the Omnivore's Dilemma" - review
Michael Pollan's book "The Omnivore's Dilemma" is not necessarily meant to put across breakthrough information or to trigger intense feelings in individuals reading it. Instead, it is actually intended to provide important information so as for readers to be able to gain a more complex understanding regarding what foods would be healthy for them to eat and how they can develop the ability to differentiate between a series of foods on their own in an attempt to find the best solutions possible. In addition to this, Pollan explains why particular institutions that are involved in food production take on certain attitudes with regard to their product and their customers. In Part I, of Chapters 1,2, and 3 of The Omnivore's Dilemma, Michael Pollan shows how corn is made, and the sources behind its production, with monetary gains being the driving force behind every decision.
It appears that much of Pollan's book is not necessarily dedicated at providing people with information about what they should eat. Instead, it is directed...
Furthermore, Pollan emphasizes that corn is directly connected to oil, as a typical steer apparently "will have consumed in his lifetime the equivalent of thirty-five gallons of oil -- nearly a barrel" (Pollan). This provides readers with the fact that it is important for them to avoid particular products in spite of the fact that they are generally promoted as being healthy.
Pollan wants people to understand that the food industry is concentrated on increasing profits for particular corporations while providing the general public with a series of products that are apparently healthy. The writer proceeds with emphasizing how companies use words like 'organic' with the purpose of gathering as many supporters as they possibly can. "It seems that even organic food has succumbed to the economic logic of processing" (Pollan). However, from his perspective, it would seem that these strategies…
