On 3/3/2019 6:42 AM, songbird wrote:
> Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>> From and MSN article:
>> Sugar consumption spikes
>> The sugar industry began funding research in the 1960s to minimize the
>> health risks of sugar and emphasize the dangers of fat. The marketing
>> campaign apparently worked, as sugar consumption exploded from a couple
>> pounds per person per year to 123 pounds per person in 1970 and to 152
>> pounds today€”or about 42.5 teaspoons per day, compared to the
>> recommended 13.3 teaspoons.
>
> i wonder how that graph looks when compared to
> diabetes/pancreaitis/pancreatic cancer rates...
>
> i have never had any doubts about the problem
> as you commonly see people with their 32+oz cups
> of fizzy sugar water/etc all over the place (
> even small children!).
>
>
> songbird
>

I like sugar and sweets, but could not consume that much. My beverage
of choice is water. If we stop at a fast food for a qiuck lunch, wife
and I will split a small drink, but there is a bottle of cold water in
the car.