Americans are consuming nearly 150 pounds of sugar each year. They’re also eating 400 more calories a day than in 1970 and consuming 100 fewer eggs a year than in 1950.
All these stats tell one important story: the western diet is wreaking havoc on a large part of the U.S. population. This is why the FDA and the Obama Administration have decided to make the first change to nutrition labels in nearly 20 years.
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