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11. Cows are injected with growth hormones. Pastured cows take 4 -5 years to be market ready; feedlot cows are ready in 14 months.
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13. Growing too fat too fast makes cows sick. Sometimes their legs break. Excess fat makes meat fat which makes people fat
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15. Cows get mad cow disease because industry grinds up dead cow parts and feeds them back to the living cows.
16. I’m mad as cow, and I’m not going to take it anymore.
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19. Pigs suffer all the same problems as cows. Also they cut off 90% of pigs’ tails so other pigs can nip them, which is done to keep pigs from becoming depressed.
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21. Rather than relive their stress by giving them more room, scientists are trying to eliminate the stress gene from pigs’ dna.
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24. Dead pigs are often left where they lie, which causes stress in the other pigs.
25. Sows are pinned away from their piglets. Piglets are taken away from their mother in weeks, rather than months.
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27. Chickens might suffer the most. They suffer from most of the same treatment as cows and pigs.
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29. At some farms, chickens are kept in the dark 24-hours a day so they won’t walk, break their legs, and lose weight.
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31. At the slaughterhouse, chickens have their heads dipped in electrified water to stun them before cutting their throats.
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33. Laying hens have their beaks cut off so they won’t peck each other. They’re given stimulants to increase egg laying. Once they stop laying they’re turned into soup stock.
40. “we have to feed a growing world.” That is the excuse often given for monoculture crops. However, if the food created is unhealthy, then industry is poisoning the world.
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44. Corn and soy beans are subsidized by the government. Thus, most big farms grow only corn and soy beans.
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47. The abundance of corn and soy beans forces industry to find thousands of uses. Thus, corn and soy is in almost every processed food we eat.
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50. Monoculture means farmers cannot sustain even their own families. They must shop for fruits and vegetables like everyone else.
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52. Growing only one crop makes pests more dangerous. If a pest, a blight, or a disease does take hold, it could destroy most of our country’s food supply.
62. Soybeans, Cotton, Corn, Rice, Sugar Beets, Canola, and Potatoes are the predominant crop plants being engineered.
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64. From 1996-2001 herbicide-tolerant plants (allowing them to withstand the overspray of herbicides) accounted for 77% of genetically modified acreage while the insect-resistant plants accounted for 15%.
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68. To date, the bulk of modifications have been performed to reduce labor costs while no plants have been engineered for enhanced nutrition.
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70. There were nearly 170 million global acres planted with genetically engineered seed in 2004.
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72. Approximately 89% of soybeans grown in the U.S. are genetically modified, along with 80% of cotton and 61% of corn in 2006.
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74. Nearly 70% of foods in US grocery stores contain byproducts of genetically engineered organisms. GMO requires no label info. Thus Americans don’t even know when they are eating GMO food.
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76. Nabisco®, Frito-Lay®, Proctor & Gamble, and Kraft® are just a few of the food processing companies who are using genetically engineered byproducts.
120. As food-sales profit climbed, manufacturers realized they could package anything and substitute expensive ingredients for cheap ersatz ingredients.
128. Junk food – high in fat and sugar – is one of the leading causes for the soaring number of cases of type 2 diabetes, obesity, heart disease, and tooth decay. It is also linked to hypoglycemia and candida.
129. Glycemic Index Measures of the effects of carbohydrates on blood sugar levels. HIGH = Carbohydrates that break down quickly during digestion, releasing glucose rapidly into the bloodstream LOW = Carbohydrates that break down slowly, releasing glucose more gradually into the bloodstream. For most people, foods with a low GI have significant health benefits.
130. Some HIGH Glycemic Index Foods Dates 103 Sticky rice 98 Parsnips 97 French Baguette 95 Corn Flakes 92 Scones 92 Rice Crackers 91 Red Skinned, boiled potatoes 88 Instant, White rice 87 Wild rice 87 Instant Mashed potatoes 86 Baked potatoes 85 Corn Chex 83 Pretzels 83 Rice Krispies 82 Rice Cakes 82 Pancake Syrup 76