What is making America so fat?
In America, many of our extra calories come from sugar and other simple carbohydrates, which pack a wallop in calories but provide no real nutrition at all. Many of these sugar calories are hiding in soft drinks and processed foods, so we may not even know how much sugar we eat every day. Each year, 120 pounds of added sweetener is consumed in America per person – that’s 1/3 pound of sugar per person every single day! That’s an added 630 calories. Imagine giving up just one candy bar a day and losing 1 pound every two weeks, without making any other change in your diet! That’s 22 pounds a year. Imagine giving up two giant Costco muffins a week and one Starbuck’s Caramel Cappuccino a day, and losing 4 pounds a month, without making any other change in your diet! That’s 48 pounds a year – the easy way! The problem is – many Americans try to give up sugar, and can’t! In fact, many people try (and fail) to give up sugar as often as smokers try to quit smoking. If you’re really hooked on su
