https://www.zocdoc.com/blog/can-americans-escape-sugar-culture/
"It’s no secret that Americans have a sweet tooth. Each day in the US, the
average kid and adult consumes about 17 teaspoons of “added” sugar, which
includes sucrose, dextrose, syrups and any other sugars put into food and
drinks during processing and preparation.
That’s way beyond the World Health Organization’s guidance to restrict daily
sugar intake to less than 10 percent of calories. That comes to around 12.5
teaspoons, or 50 grams, for adults.
While excess sugar intake is a global problem, Americans’ love affair may run
especially deep. By some estimates, the United States is the most sugar-loving
country in the world.
This intimate relationship with sugar likely isn’t an accident. Dating back
decades, the sugar industry has lobbied to downplay its products’ health risks
and to vilify fat.
Those efforts have had lasting negative impacts on our health."
Via Sheila Nagig.
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
