The United States is the number one per capita consumer of corn in the world. Don't recall stuffing your face with thousands of ears of corn...
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZhL95GGmXCYThe United States is the number one per capita consumer of corn in the world. Don't recall stuffing your face with thousands of ears of corn last year? As expounded in The Omnivore's Dilemma, King Corn, and Super Size Me, high fructose corn syrup and other derivatives work their way into everything from Wonder Bread to Big Macs. Add to that corn grown for ethanol production, and you're looking at one corn-obsessed culture.