- The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) reports that the average American consumes anywhere between 150 to 170 pounds of sugar each year.
- Equivalent to consuming 1/4 to 1/2 pounds of sugar each day
- 120 teaspoons in one pound of sugar
- 1/4 pound of sugar = 30 teaspoons
- 1/2 pound of sugar = 60 teaspoons
- An average 12-ounce can of soda contains about 8 teaspoons of simple sugar.
- This means that just four 12-ounce soda cans will equal 1/4 pound of sugar!
- For some, drinking this amount of soda in one day is not a difficult task.
- Almost everything
- Sweet foods such as doughnuts, cookies, cake, and ice cream
- Food with high fructose corn syrup such as salad dressings, hot dogs, canned fruits and vegetables, ketchup, canned soups, crackers, cookies, and several other processed foods
- Also found naturally in a lot of fruits
- 16 oz Rockstar Energy Drinks
- Contains 62 grams of sugar and 280 calories
- Sugar equivalent to 7-1/2 chocolate drizzle rice krispy treats
- Exercise equivalent: Dancing the Macarena 17 times
- 20 oz Mountain Dew
- Contains 77 grams of sugar and 290 calories
- Sugar equivalent to 13 Chewy Chips Ahoy! Cookies
- Exercise equivalent: Leisurely riding your bike 6 miles
- 16 oz Nesquik Chocolate Milk
- Contains 60 grams of sugar and 400 calories
- Sugar equivalent to 4 Little Debbie Oatmeal Cream Pies
- Exercise equivalent: Making beds for 190 minutes straight
- 15.2 oz Naked Juice ("Protein Zone" Chocolate Banana)
- Contains 70 grams of sugar and 480 calories
- Sugar equivalent to 5 Breyers Oreo Ice Cream Sandwiches
- Exercise equivalent: 135 minutes lifting weights
- Increase risk of diabetes
- Increase risk of obesity
- Increase risk of cardiovascular disease
- Increase risk of high blood pressure
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