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We now consume almost as much sugar in one year as we consumed in a lifetime in 1700.........

Below is a table I have adapted from various sources (for a monograph on diet and obesity).  No wonder obesity rates are rising.

Sugar consumption per capita in the UK 1700 - 2010
Year
Kg sugar consumed per capita, UK
1700
1.8
1725
3.5
1750
3.5
1775
4.9
1800
8.5
1825
8.0
1850
13.0
1875
26.6
1900
40.0
1925
39.0
1950
44.2
1965
48.5
1983
44.5*
2010
53.0
* Of which 13.5 kg was sugar added by the consumer, and 31 kg was sugar ‘hidden’ in foodstuffs (Cannon, 1987: 111), e.g. tomato soup. cereal bars, biscuits, soft drinks.
Adapted from, (Ferguson 1971: 66) (Mathias, 1976: 453) (Johnstone, 1976: 60) (Ponting, 1991:.237)

Now enjoy your lunch. Trousers not too tight, are they?

Dr Hillary Shaw
Food and Supply Chain Management Department
Harper Adams University College
Newport
Shropshire
TF10 8NB
www.fooddeserts.org
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