Part 1. Obese America, Corn
1. How much food do farmers produce for domestic consumption?
2. How does agriculture work in America?
3. When and why did the Government begin to subsidize farmers?
4. Does the Government take dietary guidelines and nutritional concerns into consideration when it’s making those grants? Why?
5. Is there any connection between the Federal Government’s agricultural subsidy programs and nutrition? Give the reasons why.
6. How much money goes to the production and promotion of fruits and vegetables of the total amount of the subsidy money?
7. What is the great problem that the Federal Government faces?
8. What is the most heavily subsidized crop in America?
9. How else is corn used in agriculture?
10. How does it affect the animals?
11. Where can one see how subsidies lead to obesity?
12. Which products contain corn?
13. How much corn do people consume in the form of sweeteners?
