Monday, July 1, 2013

Sugar me Surprised

Apparently the average person in the US consumes 90 pounds of added sugars a year.

So, I thought, how much do I consume? Well, I go through 12 oz of organic local raw honey about every 2 weeks. So, I did the math, and then I added some for the weekly outings with a sweet roll, or the monthly/bimontly cake, pie, or ice cream, and a bit more for holidays.

22%

Let's say I underestimated how much sugar is consumed at these outings and on holidays and up it to 25%

That still means I'm consuming 1/4 of the added sugars the average American is, and 1/4 the added sugars people were consuming in 1985.

Holy crap, that's a lot of sugar!

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