Re: 43 teaspoons of sugar a day?

[Guest guest]

The last 2 doctor's appointments I went to, 90% of the people in the waiting

room were grossly overweight. I think some of them are making up for those of us

who don't eat sugar.

At one of these appointments, an overweight mother and daughter sat down next to

me. The girl was maybe 12, and they were talking about her having pre-diabetes.

That's just sad.

Holly

Crohn's

SCD 12/01/08

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> From a WSJ interview with Mackey, CEO of Whole

> Foods:

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http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704471504574447114058870676.html?m\

od=djemEditorialPage

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> " A healthy diet is a solution to many of our health-care problems.

> It's the most important solution. How much sugar do you think

> Americans consume? " he asks. I shrug and he rattles off the

> statistics: " Every man, woman and child consumes, on average, 43

> teaspoons of sugar a day. In 13 days that adds up to a five-pound bag

> of sugar. "

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> Wow, I didn't realize it was that much. That's scary.

> Who is eating all that sugar? I mean, I guess that

> accounts for the obesity problem, not to mention

> so many others. But 43 a day? Yikes!

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> Mara

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