Sugar Infographic:
once you get into the graphic, click on it and it should get a little bigger for you!
1. Give me three REALLY GOOD reasons why there is such a difference in the amount of sugar people consumed in 1822 and 2012.
2. Look at the US Sugar Consumption: Give me two thoughts about the progression of the sugar hill.
3. Give me the details of the average american consumption
a. How much a week?
b. How much in a lifetime?
c. How many skittles is that?
d. Or enough sugar to fill?
4. How much sugar are you supposed to have in one day? What does that amount compare to?
5. How much does the average adult have in one day?
6. How much does the average kid have in one day?
7. What are the list of culprits of sugar?
8. Which of those do you feel like you consume the most of?
9. How many gallons of soft drinks does the average human consume per year?
10. How many calories does sugar use up in your diet a day?
11. Take the amount you found in question 10 and find your activity level in the chart along with the calorie amount that goes with it.
Calories from sugar/ (divided by) calories from the chart below. Then multiply it by 100 to get the percent of sugar used up in your diet.
What is your percent?
Calculate the percent of calories that would be according to the table below
| Inactive | Active | Highly Active | |
| Male 9-15 | 1800 | 2100 | 2600 |
| Female 9-15 | 1600 | 2000 | 2400 |
12. What type of nutritional value does sugar have for you?
13. Look at the disease and complications of having too much sugar/or other unhealthy habits. Which of these diseases happen to someone in your family?
14. How has this information changed your viewpoint about what you eat? Will this information affect you the rest of your life? What can you do to make your diet improve now that you know this information?
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