A few years ago, an obesity researcher at the University of Washington named Adam Drewnowski ventured into the supermarket to solve a mystery. He wanted to figure out why it is that the most reliable predictor of obesity in America today is a person’s wealth. For most of history, after all, the poor have typically suffered from a shortage of calories, not a surfeit. So how is it that today the people with the least amount of money to spend on food are the ones most likely to be overweight?
Michael Pollan, who is interviewed in King Corn and credited as part of the inspiration of the film , comes up with an answer to that question in this provocative New York Times article available here.
I also suggest reading Michael Pollan's widely admired book The Ominvore's Dilemma. You can find it on line at Amazon or in local bookstores such as Three Lives, Biography Books, or The St. Mark's Bookshop.
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