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<blockquote data-quote="Brunneria" data-source="post: 1893057" data-attributes="member: 41816"><p>We all know that sugar intake has risen, don't we?</p><p>It is in the media every day. Vaguely linked to processed foods and our own implied greed.</p><p></p><p>Well I decided to find out by how much.</p><p>And I came across these two fascinating webpages.</p><p></p><p>The first shows how sugar intake rose, particularly in Britain, as a result of the slave trade and increased availability.</p><p>The contrast between the amount of sugar eaten per person in the last 300 years, is frankly shocking.</p><p><a href="https://chocolateclass.wordpress.com/2017/03/10/historical-changes-in-british-sugar-consumption-and-potential-causes/" target="_blank">https://chocolateclass.wordpress.com/2017/03/10/historical-changes-in-british-sugar-consumption-and-potential-causes/</a></p><p>The site is mainly focused on chocolate, and the sugar info is a kind of additional extra:</p><p></p><p><em>There is no doubt that since 1704, when sugar consumption in Britain was only 4 pounds per person, its consumption has skyrocketed to well over 150 pounds per person, per year.</em></p><p><img src="https://chocolateclass.files.wordpress.com/2017/03/screen-shot-2017-03-10-at-3-36-59-pm.png?w=604" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>As a comparison, the following link takes you to the European Association of Sugar Manufacturers own website,</p><p><a href="https://cefs.org/blog/2014/05/01/the-inconvenient-truth-about-sugar-consumption-its-not-what-you-think/" target="_blank">https://cefs.org/blog/2014/05/01/the-inconvenient-truth-about-sugar-consumption-its-not-what-you-think/</a></p><p>and shows a v similar chart on sugar consumption, but a completely different interpretation. </p><p>This time they conveniently ignore the 140 years before 1840.</p><p>In their own words:</p><p></p><p><em>Conclusion</em></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><em>The rise in obesity is a problem for the world today. However, this is not due to rising sugar consumption.</em></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><em>Data shows how we as consumers in the developed world are actually consuming less sugar than before.</em></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><em>Behaviour has changed and the amount of sugar that we buy for domestic use today is just 30% of that of our grandparents’ generation.</em></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><em>We are consuming more sugar indirectly but this reflects the food that we can buy today and we are consuming more food overall.</em></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><em>Our lives are better but we are working more, are more exposed to stress and on average are doing less exercise.</em></li> </ul><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><strong><em>UK per capita sugar consumption is now falling</em></strong></span></p><p><em>Source: Czarnikow, F O Licht, ISO, Board of Trade Journal</em></p><p></p><p><img src="https://www.czarnikow.com/sites/default/files/uk_per_capita_online_0.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Amazing how much spin can be put on information, isn't it?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Brunneria, post: 1893057, member: 41816"] We all know that sugar intake has risen, don't we? It is in the media every day. Vaguely linked to processed foods and our own implied greed. Well I decided to find out by how much. And I came across these two fascinating webpages. The first shows how sugar intake rose, particularly in Britain, as a result of the slave trade and increased availability. The contrast between the amount of sugar eaten per person in the last 300 years, is frankly shocking. [URL]https://chocolateclass.wordpress.com/2017/03/10/historical-changes-in-british-sugar-consumption-and-potential-causes/[/URL] The site is mainly focused on chocolate, and the sugar info is a kind of additional extra: [I]There is no doubt that since 1704, when sugar consumption in Britain was only 4 pounds per person, its consumption has skyrocketed to well over 150 pounds per person, per year.[/I] [IMG]https://chocolateclass.files.wordpress.com/2017/03/screen-shot-2017-03-10-at-3-36-59-pm.png?w=604[/IMG] As a comparison, the following link takes you to the European Association of Sugar Manufacturers own website, [URL]https://cefs.org/blog/2014/05/01/the-inconvenient-truth-about-sugar-consumption-its-not-what-you-think/[/URL] and shows a v similar chart on sugar consumption, but a completely different interpretation. This time they conveniently ignore the 140 years before 1840. In their own words: [I]Conclusion[/I] [LIST] [*][I]The rise in obesity is a problem for the world today. However, this is not due to rising sugar consumption.[/I] [*][I]Data shows how we as consumers in the developed world are actually consuming less sugar than before.[/I] [*][I]Behaviour has changed and the amount of sugar that we buy for domestic use today is just 30% of that of our grandparents’ generation.[/I] [*][I]We are consuming more sugar indirectly but this reflects the food that we can buy today and we are consuming more food overall.[/I] [*][I]Our lives are better but we are working more, are more exposed to stress and on average are doing less exercise.[/I] [/LIST] [SIZE=4][B][I]UK per capita sugar consumption is now falling[/I][/B][/SIZE] [I]Source: Czarnikow, F O Licht, ISO, Board of Trade Journal[/I] [IMG]https://www.czarnikow.com/sites/default/files/uk_per_capita_online_0.jpg[/IMG] Amazing how much spin can be put on information, isn't it? [/QUOTE]
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