During our class on Monday, we were going over the ideas of different research topics. I myself didn’t speak up about it, but the topic I would’ve talked about would be knowing the chemicals that are being used in the foods we eat. I myself do watch what I eat especially in a time now where genetically modified ingredients are highly present in a lot of our favorite foods. Since the population is ever more so increasing, scientists have been cloning and creating ingredients due to it, however it’s not the real deal. The regular chemicals that are found in our foods also isn’t good as well. Other continents such as Asia and Europe usually don’t sell American food products because of the ingredients listed in their produce. Even the cereals are completely different across seas than what we’re more accustomed to buying and eating here.
A question that is on my mind is what other ingredients are companies putting into their foods? People are getting sicker by the year, as well as cancer rates rising due to what we’re eating as well too. This is more seen here within the United States rather than any other part of the world, so what are we doing wrong with our foods? Why are people still eating it knowing the risk they’re taking? Even the FDA takes years for them to regulate certain ingredients into effect, but what ingredients are these that are sickening the United States population?
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Ijaaz, this is a really important topic. Let’s talk more about how you can turn these questions into a more specific research question. Based on what you’ve posted, you could look at debates on GMO foods, or you could focus your paper. Or you may want to engage debates surrounding specific food additives or chemicals.
I think the question of why people continue to eat certain foods is an interesting one. Does everyone know the risk? What risks are apparent, and which ones are lesser known? You could take a look at public health or sociology journals to see what has been written on this topic.