From reading the articles, I found the history underlying Bray’s and Popkin’s perspective to be surprising. The amount of sugar that is consumed yearly has increased significantly from 1994-onwards, where more than 120 lbs of sugar were consumed per person, compared to 1776 where it was just 4 lbs. It was interesting to see how society has changed drastically in their health and sugar consumption. Moreover, I found Kahn and Sievenpieper’s paper to make me more cognizant of the problem’s of dietary studies and the challenges to conclude accurate, yet provable
From reading the articles, I found the history underlying Bray’s and Popkin’s perspective to be surprising. The amount of sugar that is consumed yearly has increased significantly from 1994-onwards, where more than 120 lbs of sugar were consumed per person, compared to 1776 where it was just 4 lbs. It was interesting to see how society has changed drastically in their health and sugar consumption. Moreover, I found Kahn and Sievenpieper’s paper to make me more cognizant of the problem’s of dietary studies and the challenges to conclude accurate, yet provable