If you haven’t noticed, nearly every processed food on the grocery shelves contains added sugars. These processed foods are most likely everyday condiments, breads, breakfast cereal or even a favorite beverage!
Facts about the average American and how much they consume in SUGAR:
· 30 – 40 teaspoons of sugar is consumed daily
· The average American consumer 24 ounces of soda daily
· Teen boys average the most consumed soft drinks by gulping down 32 ounces a day.
· 50% of American’s consumer a soft drink is consumed nearly everyday.
o This accounts for nearly 6% of their daily caloric intake
o 36% of soft drinks contribute to their sugar daily intake
Through research, American’s consume about 125 grams of sucrose daily and about 70% of fructose or fruit sugars daily. This unnecessary amount of sugar is being connected with the rise in obesity, diabetes, and other diseases. Just remember, every time you gulp down that icy cold soft drink, processed foods or a protein bar containing high fructose corn syrup (hfcs), you are losing bone mass!
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Something to think about... a 20 oz Mountain Dew has 19 teaspoons of sugar in it
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