Ch. 4 QQC

Quote: “The Year of Eating Oat Bran—also known as 1988—served as a kind of coming-out party for the food scientists, who succeeded in getting the material into nearly every processed food sold in America”

Question: Is Oat Bran good or bad?

Comment: The connotation of this quote seems to be that oat bran is bad, but from previous information I have heard about oat bran is that it is actually good for you so that makes me confused as to what the author is trying to get across to the reader.

Ch. 5 QQC

Quote: “It is now increasingly recognized that the low-fat campaign has been based on little scientific evidence and may have caused unintended health consequences.”

Question: Are any food companies being sued for this deadly mistake?

Comment: It seems to me that the “health consequences” are pretty severe considering they have to do with organ such as the heart, so why is it that these products are still being sold and distributed and I haven’t seen any change or affect that this discovery is having on my everyday life?

Ch. 6 QQC

Quote: “Play your cards right and you can even get the American Heart Association to endorse your new breakfast cereal as “heart healthy.””

Question: What information can I believe on food products?

Comment: It seemed that throughout this entire piece of writing like the author was constantly shooting different health food products down and talk all about how they are really bad for you, but he never really seemed to propose any kind of solutions or alternatives to them.