Processed Foods Annotations

This is an interesting article that I came across because it talks about GMO ( genetically modified organisms). GMOs are organisms that get pumped in most foods that we eat. I found this article especially important because it talks about two approaches that introduces GMOs into the food we eat, and how are bodies react to them.

"ScienceDirect - Food Control : Quantitative analysis of genetically modified organisms (GMO) in processed food by PCR-based methods." ScienceDirect - Home. Web. 09 Nov. 2009. .

I found this article really interesting because its all about statistics that they give me and how much information they investigated about processed foods.

"USDA Economic Research Service: US Capita Food Supply Trends: More Calories, Refined Carbohydrates, and Fats." USDA ECONOMIC RESEARCH - Home. Pdf. 09 Nov 2009. .

This article talks more about how its not only commercial foods that gets the processed treatment but that it is also the fruits and vegetables that you thought were healthy but are actually added with chemicals and GMOs. This also talks about how we should buy more from organic markets.

"USDA Economic Research Service: Recent Growth Patterns in the U.S. Organic Foods Market." USDA ECONOMIC RESEARCH - Home. Pdf. 09 Nov 2009. .

This talks mainly about the use of GMOs in a widely known food, tomatoes, and tomatoes based products, such as ketchup.

"Carotenoid Content of Thermally Processed Tomato-Based Food Products - Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry (ACS Publications)." ACS Publications - Cookie absent. Web. 09 Nov. 2009. .

This article talks heavily on Foreign Direct Investments by the US food processing industry in developed and developing countries. This article, talks more about the marketing of food.
"Determinants Of U.S. Foreign Direct Investments In Food Processing Industry: Evidence From Developed And Developing Countries." Docstoc – Documents, Templates, Forms, Ebooks, Papers & Presentations. Web. 09 Nov. 2009. .