U.S. Sugar consumption trend from 1970-2021

Re:U.S. Sugar consumption trend from 1970-2021 by 462436347 on Wednesday November 01, 2023 @01:29AM (#38094902)

It's probably multifactoral. For example, here's a recent provocative paper from a highly respected researcher (John Speakman) arguing metabolic rates have actually slowed since then: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10445668/

But two decades of "fat doesn't make you fat" probably didn't help, and neither did the continued trend of increasing empty calories from cheap vegetable oils, especially soybean oil: https://thedietwars.com/why-are-americans-getting-fatter-a-f...

https://www.ers.usda.gov/webdocs/charts/59529/indicators_goa...

>Added fats and oils provide more calories per day for the average American than any other food group

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Re:U.S. Sugar consumption trend from 1970-2021 by kmoser on Wednesday November 01, 2023 @01:35AM (#38094937)

A massive increase in environmental plastics may also have something to do with it.

"The scientists theorize relationships among the global increase of plastics production, human exposure to microplastics, and the global increase of overweight and obesity in populations." https://www.niehs.nih.gov/research/programs/geh/geh_newslett...

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