These days, the average American consumes 130 pounds of sugar a year. That’s about 16 times as much as the people in the late 1800’s! Sugar is extremely addictive, can lead to several diseases, and is immensely unhealthy.
According to brain scans, sugar is just as addictive as cocaine. One theory is that we like sugar and sweet things because the first thing we taste, our mother's milk, is sweet. Another theory is that a fondness for sweetness helped early humans. Sweet-tasting foods like berries, plums, and grapes provided them with the energy they needed to survive. The average American eats 130 pounds of sugar a year. That’s equivalent to 1,767,900 Skittles! Sugar won’t stop eating us until we stop eating it.
Over 25,000 people die a year
According to brain scans, sugar is just as addictive as cocaine. One theory is that we like sugar and sweet things because the first thing we taste, our mother's milk, is sweet. Another theory is that a fondness for sweetness helped early humans. Sweet-tasting foods like berries, plums, and grapes provided them with the energy they needed to survive. The average American eats 130 pounds of sugar a year. That’s equivalent to 1,767,900 Skittles! Sugar won’t stop eating us until we stop eating it.
Over 25,000 people die a year