Health

Infographic: How much sugar do you eat in a year?

The average teen boy eats 138 pounds per year, and the primary source is soft drinks

Canadians eat an astounding 88 pounds of sugar per year—it’s about one in every five calories we consume. But a growing number of doctors and experts say this cherished ingredient could be harming our health. Check out a breakdown of the  sugar consumption of Canadians below, and read more in Death by sugar,’ our latest cover story

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