"And the greatest disparity is in sugar intake: among [[US]] adults it is about 70 percent higher. When recalculated in terms of average annual differences, **[[Americans]] have recently consumed about 8 kilograms more fat and 16 kilograms more sugar every year than the average adult in [[Japan]].**" ([Location 2726](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B08SGC3TD3&location=2726)) --- **Tags** -- [[quotes]], [[diet]], **Source** -- [[202412030828 - B - How the World Really Works]]