This Can't be Good...but it is so good!

Just came upon this little tidbit last week. It is kinda scary!

Today's Consumption: The average American consumes 2-3 pounds of sugar each week. At the end of the 19th century (1887-1890), the average american consumed only 5 lbs per year.

A Continual Rise: Over the last 20 years, sugar consumption in the U.S. has increased 26 punds to 135 lbs of sugar per person per year.

This is unbelievable, I gotta do something about this right after I finish this candy bar!

Comments

[Alexander Wilhelmsen]

In related news, there has been a rise in the number of fat people in America, along with the sales of Lean Cuisine, Ultra Slim Fast, and the number of people who want to beat the crap out of Jack Lalaine.

Insensative, sure, but the truth hurts kids.

On the serious side, I'd be interested in the trends between technology and this rise in sugar consumption. I figure that it wouldn't be a stretch to believe that a rise in technology might have caused some people to be less committed to exercise. Go figure that out... food for thought...

[Ron Taimuty-Loomis]

"The average American consumes 2-3 pounds of sugar each week. At the end of the 19th century (1887-1890), the average american consumed only 5 lbs per year."

Interesting that the picture shows sugar cubes.

Five pounds a year, cubed (i.e., 5^3), is 125 pounds a year . . . divided by 52 weeks . . . works out to about 2.4 pounds of sugar per week.

(No, I don't have time to sit around and figure out that kind of trivia . . . it just happens! Maybe because of too much sugar???)