Wow, with all the intelligent comments being left here, I feel like there is just so little left to say… What you people don’t seem to realize is the impact corn is having on your lives. Studies have shown the nutritional content of corn today, is little more then what you’d get from a cardboard box. And the side effects of using corn by-products are being linked not just to obesity, but a whole host of health issues including diabetes. So before you decide to start flaming a post for shits and giggles, you might want to do a little research. 

Corn is great.  Don’t dog it.  Corn itself isn’t causing American obesity, but rather our over-consumption of over-portioned food in general.  HF Corn Syrup is not nearly as bad as some make it out to be, we as Americans just consume more than a moderate amount of it.  Other corn products aren’t bad either.  Sure, corn ethanol fuel is a bit of a dead end (it was a nice idea, but isn’t as productive).  Naming all the corn ingredients in Chicken Nuggets isn’t really a big deal either since those are all natural ingredients … and the actual amounts of these ingredients is paled to the amount of chicken in the nugget (depending on the product).  Nice job on the numbers you throw up, but it really isn’t convincing me that corn is bad.

aww i was expecting some hot corn on corn action

That was a rather boring video with no arc, and no finality.  Just a bunch of numbers and a dead-end question.  Try again.  1 out of 5

did anyone mention there is 2 cents worth of corn in a box of cornflakes. And so if the price which has been about $2 to $3  a bushel for 40 years doubles the farmers would get $5 or $6 a bushel. Cornflakes would be 4 or 5 cents a box.

interesting chapter on corn in the Omnivores Dilemma, check it out. im kind of in awe of corn its endless versatility 

Indians ate corn and were ok. The problem is we dont excercise, sure too much of our food has corn in it, but you could probably say the same for salt and sugar. And Potatoes are probably up there also. Corn doesnt require as much water as other crops.

Great Thanks You (A Froggy)

Indians didn’t eat PROCESSED Corn.There IS a difference.

They mentioned a great documentary called King Corn that goes into much more detail than this video. It also talks about the subsidies from the government, which is why we have so much damn corn in the first place. Watch the documentary, get interested in all of it, then go read articles by Michael Pollan. He also wrote the Omnivore’s Dilemma, which is next on my reading list.

Artistically that’s incredible. The content may appear stale to these useless commenting culture vultures, but the presentation flawlessly brings it back from the dead.

The body can’t process corn, look it up: ”Corn, It’s What’s Bad For You”http://www.texasgrassfedbeef.com/corn__it_s_what_s_bad_for_you.htm

I am a complusive overeater and I recently lost over 100 pounds.  One of the things I did to lose the weight was a food diary and I noted my reactions to what I ate or drank.  Corn was my number 1, problem food.  It would start my cravings that could easily end up in a food binge.  It is worst than cane sugar.Interesting note, europeans don’t eat fresh corn.

My article “The Win-Win-Win of Interconnectedness and Law of Attraction” discusses the lose-lose-lose of corn and ethanol:  http://www.ezinearticles.com/?id=1957405Thanks. Christine

Good video. But I think you meant government subsidies instead of subsides.Or was that wishful thinking? Seems when government does less, we do better. Except that the little they do could be better focused on doing good for the people instead of good for big business.Ethanol is a disaster: too inefficient a transition: the fuel required to produce the ‘fuel’ is almost a wash. And the boating industry discovered a really bad thing: the ethanol breaks down in the gas tank if it’s left to sit for a while, and then your boat doesn’t go anywhere but to the service shop. Fuel system has to be flushed out and then refilled with fresh gas.

Corn is not what is making people overweight. Over eating is was is making people over weight. The AMA stated that, “Because the composition of high frustose corn syrup and sucrose are so similar, particulary on absorption by the body, it appears unlikely that high fructose corn syrup contributes more to obesity or other conditions than sucrose.”According to the Amerian Dietetic Association,”high fructose corn syrup is nutritionally equivilant to sucrose. Once obsorbed into the blood stream, the two sweetners are indistinguishable.” People need to stop looking for excuses and start facing facts.