Common Meat To Eat Analysis

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Living in a modern society that has the necessity of maintaining the industrial food chain, it is inevitable to consume and purchase processed food. Beef is a common meat to eat, however, according to Pollan, there comes the realization that the beef is now fed by corns not grass, which allows them to grow faster, behaving against the nature and bringing the farmers higher profit. The products which are deceivingly cheap for the customers demonstrates the phenomenon of increasing unqualifiedly processed products that diminish the nature and society, bringing negative consequences and impact on the society. The farming approach of corn-fed cows helps the farmers to grow more profits while diminishing the nature and people’s health. Pollan

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