You might want to read "The   Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan.  
It is an eye-opener, even for this lifelong Iowan.

Jo Hudson

On Jul 4, 2006, at 11:41 AM, LL & RD Scarth wrote:

> The most recent online Smithsonian Magazine had this statement that is
> worth repeating:
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> "There are some 45,000 items in the average American supermarket, and
> more than a quarter of them contain corn."
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> Linda Scarth
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