Don't sugar coat it

The hormones our “meat” is being given is an excessive amount. Watching Food Inc. has made me realize how unnatural our food process is. After seeing just the first part of the film I have become cautious of the meat I am eating.

This article on artificial hormones that I read said our meat is being pushed with six different types of hormones. This article is also interesting because I just became aware that Europe is not importing United State beef. This subject on food has intrigued my brain to look at the fact of artificial hormones being shoved into our food. When I went to do a bit more research, I found many of the sites to be controversial and contradicting one another. Obliviously, there are the prevent cancer sites that state the hormones from the animals are getting into our food our environment and causing people to develop certain types of cancer. Then there are the other types of websites for the ranchers and food industries that state there has been no scientific evidences that state hormones in the meat are causing health defects. At least they are admitting there are hormones involved!

With all of the different sites I have visited over the past few days, it seems the cold hard facts are not being presented. I can see both sides of the argument. In one aspect, if the meat was potentially killing thousands of Americans each year don’t you think the Government or the FDA would be putting a stop to the artificial hormones. So, are they really affecting us that much? Then you have this movie and other articles like the one here stating how gross the environment is for the meat before they are slaughtered and how the hormones are being released into the ground which in turn is being cycled into potential water systems. This is all a big cycle and trying to find the cold facts is difficult. I have learned over the past few weeks that America is more corrupt than I thought. We sugar coat everything to make people happy. For example, politicians, branding companies, and society in general all tell us what we want to hear. That is beside the point. I just wish that someone would give it to us straight as Americans, we deserve the right to know what is going on in our country and especially what is going on with our food!