Dr. Rodriguez: Risks vs. Benefits

Do the risks out weigh the benefits of the industrial food chain? Why or why not?

The risk of the Industrial food chain do out weigh the benefits because there might be a strong point that the industrial food chain is beneficial but the fact is that there are so much more evidence that are stronger and that show why this food chain is hazardous. The text states, "Eating meat used to be a special occasion inost American homes. Thanks to CAFOs, meat is now so cheap that many of us eat it three times a day.(49) The author introduces the topic that meat became so affordable that many Americans are now able to buy it every day and eat it when they want. On the opposition it states, "But the wastes from CAFOs is a huge source of very toxic pollution. Tons of animal manure are produced with on good way of disposing of it. The feed lots are also breeding grounds for new and deadly bacteria. Some of these bacteria are finding their way into our food." This evidence provides a very good reason as to why not buy industrial food and why the prices are so low for us to ignore the problem and buy. In chapter 5 it is stated that cows are feed three times a day they are getting sufficient food. The author  states this in order to help under stand that cows are getting enough nutrition at the feed lots.  According to pages 54-55 it states several times that's  Industries pump drugs corn (that are not in the animals diet) liquefied fat, protein supplements, and brown goop of molasses and urea (urea contains nitrogen) just to speed up the process of natural orders of growth and development of the livestock. This over powers all beneficial  comments of the industrial food chain and explain what we are truly eating every day that can and will harm the environment and us.