I was having a conversation with someone about the amount of sugar in the average person’s diet (let’s just say they were probably above average), and thought the following would be valuable to post here. It is actually an excerpt from an ebook I wrote titled “Caveman Eating For Fat Loss”, which comes as a bonus with another of my ebooks “The Caveman’s Guide To Fitness”.
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Sugar, Sugar, Everywhere
There is no question that most people eat too much sugar. Don’t think so? The average American eats almost 160 pounds of sugar per year! By any standard, that is a ridiculous amount of sugar.
Now, each one of you reading this is thinking “Oh, I certainly don’t eat that much sugar.” Sure. How many of you drink regular soda? Look at the nutrition label on a can of soda. A 12 ounce can of soda has about 39 grams of sugar in it. Of course, most people do not have the slightest clue what a gram of sugar looks like, right? Well, a teaspoon of sugar is about 4 grams. So, your can of soda has about 10 teaspoons of sugar in it. That is a quarter cup of sugar in one can of soda!
I know plenty of you probably drink 3 or more sodas every day, or maybe you get the 24 ounce size every day at lunch. Still don’t think you eat 160 pounds of sugar per year? Think about this: the person who drinks 2 sodas per day will ingest over 180 cups of sugar in a year, just from soda. Let me do that math for you: that is equal to 113,880 calories.
As a point of reference, 1 pound of body fat stores 3,500 calories. Enough said.
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Dave Soucy is a coach, trainer, motivator, husband, dad, and former fat guy. His goal is to teach as many people as possible how to achieve a life of health, fitness, and wellness through simply eating right and exercising. Click here to learn more about Dave.
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