The average 12 oz soda contains about the equivalent 10 tsps of sugar (technically speaking most sodas are made with corn syrup, which is essentially the same). Assuming you drink one soda a day, 365 days a year, you would consume 3650 tsps or approximately 32 lbs of sugar (113.4 tsps/lb) just in terms of soda. The sodas that are sold today usually come in 20 oz sizes (the ones typically sold in vending machines -- these state that they have 2.5 servings which is total BS. Everyone I know drinks those as one serving. I used to drink at least one of these per day, perhaps more). But assuming I drank a 20 oz bottle per day (or 2.5 servings), the math would work out to about 54 lbs of sugar per year, just in soda.
Sugar is everywhere in food: most obviously in cakes, cookies, and candy, but also in bread, sauces and condiments, salty snacks, jellies and jams, batters, etc. I would estimate that the average american consumes about 100 - 120 lbs of sugar annually.
Looking at the 5 lb. bag of sugar on my kitchen counter and envisioning what 100 lbs of sugar would look like, its disgusting to think that we expect our bodies to process this and not become obese and/or get Diabetes.
***EDIT - I don't want to delete the above because it's informative....but according to the FDA the average American consumes between 140-200 pounds of sugar yearly....that equates to about 1/2 pound of sugar daily.
The average person eats about 64 lbs of sugar in a year. That is 32 extra lbs than what is recommended.
Humans consume too much sugar in their diets. The average person consumes 76 grams of sugar a day which equals 27,740 grams per year.
The average American consumes 136 pounds of sugar every year. Of that, 65 pounds is refined sugar and 68 pounds is corn derived sugar, such as high fructose corn syrup.
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The average American consumes 50 pounds worth of sugar each year.
At present, the average American diet is relatively high in sugar, including refined carbohydratesIn 2012, the average American consumed a whopping 130 pounds of sugar! This can lead to an increased risk of obesity, becoming overweight, and Type II diabetes. We can limit our sugar intake by limiting the amount of processed foods and sugary drinks we consume.
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Studies have shown the average human consumes too much sugar daily of about 22 teaspoons. The recommended daily intake of sugar for men is 9 teaspoons, for women 5 teaspoons and for children 3 teaspoons.
Sugar just like every human being. Sugar = energy
The average US resident consumes about 150 pounds of total sugars per year, including both naturally occurring and added sugars. This amount is well above the recommended limits set by health organizations.
The amount of sugar in soda pop varies from soda pop to soda pop. The average amount is 8 - 20 teaspoons, depending on variety choosen.
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refined sugar - a 2004 study at UC Berkley surveyed 4,760 adults, and found that sweets, deserts, and soft drinks/alcohol comprise almost 25% of all the calories consumed in the US. the top 5 foods, in order of consumption are soft drinks (comprising 7.1% of the total calories alone) , pastries, hamburgers, pizza, and potato chips. Others have shown that the average American consumes 3-4x the amount of added sugar recommended by the USDA