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Page 1: Alienation and Food What’s in our food, and what does it do to us? What’s in our food, and what does it do to us?

Alienation and FoodAlienation and Food

What’s in our food,and

what does it do to us?

What’s in our food,and

what does it do to us?

Page 2: Alienation and Food What’s in our food, and what does it do to us? What’s in our food, and what does it do to us?

What did you find?What did you find?

Carmine or Carminic Acid

High Fructose Corn Syrup

Hydrogenated or Partially Hydrogenated Oil

Trans Fats

Saturated Fat

Palm Oil

Carmine or Carminic Acid

High Fructose Corn Syrup

Hydrogenated or Partially Hydrogenated Oil

Trans Fats

Saturated Fat

Palm Oil

Page 3: Alienation and Food What’s in our food, and what does it do to us? What’s in our food, and what does it do to us?

Red Food DyesRed Food Dyes

Cochineal Carmine Carminic Acid http://photovoyage.auroraquanta.co

m/pv/cochineal

Cochineal Carmine Carminic Acid http://photovoyage.auroraquanta.co

m/pv/cochineal

Page 4: Alienation and Food What’s in our food, and what does it do to us? What’s in our food, and what does it do to us?

High Fructose Corn SyrupHigh Fructose Corn Syrup

Page 5: Alienation and Food What’s in our food, and what does it do to us? What’s in our food, and what does it do to us?

High Fructose Corn SyrupHigh Fructose Corn Syrup

Metabolic Shunting

Pancreas secretes insulin

Liver releases fatty acids

Fatty acids end up shutting down insulin production

Blood sugar spikes

Metabolic Shunting

Pancreas secretes insulin

Liver releases fatty acids

Fatty acids end up shutting down insulin production

Blood sugar spikes

Page 6: Alienation and Food What’s in our food, and what does it do to us? What’s in our food, and what does it do to us?

Problems from HFCSProblems from HFCS

Diabetes

Obesity

Possible liver damage

Diabetes

Obesity

Possible liver damage

Page 7: Alienation and Food What’s in our food, and what does it do to us? What’s in our food, and what does it do to us?

Hydrogenated or Partially Hydrogenated Oil,

Saturated and Trans Fats

Hydrogenated or Partially Hydrogenated Oil,

Saturated and Trans Fats

Heart disease http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/fat/NU00262 http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/trans-fat/CL00032

Heart disease http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/fat/NU00262 http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/trans-fat/CL00032

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What’s in your fries?What’s in your fries?

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Page 9: Alienation and Food What’s in our food, and what does it do to us? What’s in our food, and what does it do to us?

Palm Oil(Another Saturated Fat like

Lard)

Palm Oil(Another Saturated Fat like

Lard) Increased bad cholesterol

Possible problems with insulin resistance and diabetes

Increased bad cholesterol

Possible problems with insulin resistance and diabetes

Page 10: Alienation and Food What’s in our food, and what does it do to us? What’s in our food, and what does it do to us?

Food and AlienationFood and Alienation

How much do we really know about our food?

How much of the obesity issue in the US is a matter of choice, and how much of it is a result of social forces?

How much do we really know about our food?

How much of the obesity issue in the US is a matter of choice, and how much of it is a result of social forces?


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