Not So Sweet – The Average American Consumes 150-170 Pounds of Sugar Each Year
Tipping the Sugar Scales The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) reports that the average American consumes anywhere between 150 to 170 pounds of simple sugars, also known as refined sugars (this includes glucose, fructose, and sucrose) or simple carbohydrates, in one year! You may be thinking, “I do not consume that much.” Well, it…