The United States of Fat!

A friend sent this to me so I honestly do not know what the source is but I almost have to believe that it is true judging by the 67%  obesity rate.

"This is what the average American will consume in a single year:

46 slices of pizza (23 pounds)

50 gallons of soda

4 1/3 lbs.of pasta

30 lbs. of cheese

63 dozen donuts

100 lbs. of refined white sugar

80 qts. of ice cream

5 lbs. of potato chips

70 lbs. of cookies and cakes

So from here on out, let’s make an effort to get our cookie consumption down to at least 50 lbs. Okay, maybe 60 pounds.... we don’t want to be unreasonable."

Kidding aside, did you know The World Health Organization recommends limiting added sugars  (not including  natural sugars found in fruits and plain dairy products) to 10% of our total caloric intake,  about 50g of sugar a day for a 2,000 calorie diet or around 200 calories a day. That's almost equal to one small (12 ounce) soda a day! And the reality is even 2,000 calories a day is too many calories for most of us even at maintenance (at a reasonable weight). No wonder so many of us are struggling keeping our weight under control.