It is reported that about 100 years ago it was estimated that we ate around one pound of sugar a year. Today it is estimated that most adults and children consume 1/4 to 1/2 pound of sugar a day totaling 90 to 180 pounds every year! (Dr. Scott Olsen)Crazy you say? Well lets look at this... Approx. 30 teaspoons of sugar in a 1/4 pound. A 12 oz pop contains 8 teaspoons of sugar. So it would take only four pops to equal 1/4 pound of sugar! Then think of the sugar in ketchup, salad dressings, breakfast cereals, ( 3/4 cup of granola may contain 10 grams of sugar which is over 2 teaspoons!) pure fruit juice - some pure orange juice contains 22 grams of sugar /serving that's about 5 teaspoons!!
"Of all the foods consumed today, refine sugar is considered to be one of the most harmful"... Macrobiotic Guide - this site has a lot of great info.
If you don't think sugar is a pleasure drug just think of all those "comfort foods" we turn to when we need a little boost and see how much sugar is in them.
Approx. 4 grams = 1 tsp
Read the labels ... be informed... be aware...
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