Some facts and figures: Sweets and desserts account for 12 percent of Americans’ daily caloric intake, with soft drinks making up an additional 7 percent (we each drink about 57 gallons of soft drinks annually, or about a pint a day), and we eat an average of 46 slices (23 pounds) of pizza a year. But here’s the capper: Each year, the average American consumes more than 200 pounds of meat and poultry, something like three times the global average (and about 8 ounces a day); and 607 pounds of milk, cheese, and other dairy products. We also eat about 79 pounds of fat a year, a whopping 22 pounds
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