I really enjoyed the documentary King Corn. I didn’t realize everything it took for me to be able to go buy a can of corn. I didn’t think it took that long for corn to be ready to be eaten. I wish they would have went into more detail about the different types of corn, for example, corn on the cob or cream corn. It was interesting to me how you can use a strand of hair to test the amount of corn in your system. I would have never thought that corn was such a huge topic of discussion amongst society. In this class was the first time I heard about corn besides it being good. I appreciate the gentlemen who decided to make a documentary about corn and the issues that it brings with it.
Every since I viewed this documentary I have been very cautious of what I eat. I was already on a strict diet because I am an athlete but now I feel like I can teat anything! Just seeing the animals in the video and what the corn was doing to them made me feel horrible. Not only is this killing animals but it is also very harmful to human beings. In the video a cab driver was telling his family history and how everyone in his immediate family has been diagnosed with diabetes and have either died from it or are on their deathbed right now. It scares me to know that everything I eat and drink it can eventually lead up to diabetes and I don’t have anyone to walk be down the grocery isle and tell me what and what not to buy. The documentary has made me very interested in corn and I want to continue to follow the issue on corn.
