tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685903.post6380163076342463431..comments2023-07-19T08:45:01.079-06:00Comments on The Human Project: Corn is in your bonesAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03523367819063663925noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685903.post-83527705494382851572010-03-02T17:36:01.065-07:002010-03-02T17:36:01.065-07:00I always wanted to raise chickens. I hope your egg...I always wanted to raise chickens. I hope your eggs are yummy. It's hard to avoid corn completely, but you are on the right road.abbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11593047822720487011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685903.post-78083128927250294242010-03-01T18:26:07.124-07:002010-03-01T18:26:07.124-07:00One more point...ethanol. A lot of areas are deal...One more point...ethanol. A lot of areas are dealing with the additive known as MTBE (maybe I misarrayed this acronym). Anyways, we do not know all the effects of enthanol as a fuel additive. It's kind of unfair that its largely mandated on states outside of Iowa (I do not know if it's a law or just some states choose to use it). I think it's interesting that by the time the George Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08386725581517086596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685903.post-43659236803824265802010-03-01T16:35:22.006-07:002010-03-01T16:35:22.006-07:00Corn and our lives are inextricably linked. Some ...Corn and our lives are inextricably linked. Some of the results are good and some of the results are bad. That's not really what I want to point out though. I do want to draw attention to the massive, massive subsidies that the US government, in the form of the USDA, throw into "farm bills." Farmers are not getting rich off of these subsidies, if they even see money from them atGeorge Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08386725581517086596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685903.post-38943975815412307782010-03-01T10:11:38.888-07:002010-03-01T10:11:38.888-07:00I'm horribly allergic to corn. If I touch a co...I'm horribly allergic to corn. If I touch a corn stalk, I get hives instantly. Eat popcorn in a moment of weakness? Prepare to pull out the epi pen and head for the emergency room before my throat completely swells up. So I also avoid corn based products like cereal, etc. But I'm not very good at avoiding all corn based products. Your blog post has me wondering what more I should avoid...erinanniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15033894841051002279noreply@blogger.com