[Marxism] Cuban sanctions linked to obesity in americans

[Greg McDonald]

Lajany Otum wrote:

<The root of the obesity problem lies in the structure of the US agri- 
food sector.
There is little profit to be made by agribusiness in producing and  
distributing
fresh and unprocessed food. Hence farming is structured around the  
production
of inedible inputs for and agri-food processing industry that  
converts the inedible
raw materials produced by farms into generic ingredients such as  
sweeteners,
starches and fats.These ingredients form the basis for the yummy  
"standardised
edible commodities" that are sold to the working populace of the USA,  
with
such deleterious consequences for their health.>

Thanks for weighing in on this little thread. I'm not so sure I  
follow your argument here. What inedible raw materials are you  
talking about? Corn syrup is made from corn, for example.

Also, although the rise of US imperialism arose in no small part from  
the pressure of large farmers to open new markets abroad for their  
exports, the fact is these days there are huge profits to be made  
form organic produce within the domestic US market, and some of the  
large agribusiness concerns have morphed into this market, making  
huge profits.

Greg McDonald