For most people in the United States, sugar is that commonplace ingredient we add to our food - a cup of it in our cake batter, a teaspoon in our coffee, or a pinch on a breakfast scone. Raw, brown, or refined to miniscule white grains, the fact remains that the average American consumes around 22 teaspoons of sugar a day - almost 100 pounds per year.
Africa: Can Fairtrade Sweeten the Lives of Africa's Sugarcane Producers?
MediaGlobal (New York), 14 March 2013
For most people in the United States, sugar is that commonplace ingredient we add to our food - a cup of it in our cake batter, a teaspoon in our coffee, or a pinch on a breakfast scone. Raw, brown, or refined to miniscule white grains, the fact remains that the average American consumes around 22 teaspoons of sugar a day - almost 100 pounds per year.
Comments Post a comment