On 3/2/2019 5:26 PM, 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.

Yep.

Today's Yoplait yogurt has roughly 4.3 teaspoons of sugar, in it. About
the same as a 12oz can of soda.

There's already a couple anti-sugar documentaries (none good) about
massive sugar replacement in "low fat" foods. Mostly pushed by one of
the sugar "Council's".

nb