Report: Americans take the lead in sugar consumption
by Daily Sabah
ISTANBULFeb 15, 2015 - 12:00 am GMT+3
by Daily Sabah
Feb 15, 2015 12:00 am
A study conducted by international research company Euromonitor revealed that Americans consume twice as much sugar as the World Health Organization (WHO) recommends. According to the amount of sugar they consume per capita, the U.S. claimed first at 126 grams followed by Germany at 103 grams, the Netherlands with 102.5 grams, Ireland with 96.7 grams and Australia with 95.6 grams.
The study showed that Indians do not like sugar, as they only consume five grams per person per day. India is followed by Israel at 14.5 grams, Indonesia at 15 grams and China at 16 grams. At 35.4 grams, Turkey claimed 37th place in Euromonitor's survey. WHO recommends a person should not consume more than 50 grams of sugar per day.
European countries lead in fat consumption. With a daily fat consumption of 95 grams per person, Belgium ranked first followed by Germany with 86.5 grams, Finland with 81 grams, the Netherlands with 80.4 grams and Sweden with 80.3 grams. Turkey ranked 30th among 54 countries with a fat consumption of 53.8 grams per person per day. Apparently, Indians are not very fond of fat either. India consumes the least fat at 10 grams per person per day followed by Indonesia with 15.5 grams, South Korea with 20 grams, the Philippines with 20.7 grams and Taiwan with 21.5 grams.
The survey also revealed that countries with higher rates of fat and sugar consumption have fewer obesity cases than the U.S. According to data of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), only 14.7 percent of Germany's population over the age of 14 is considered obese although it ranks second in both sugar and fat consumption per capita. Similarly, other countries, including Belgium, the Netherlands, Finland and Sweden, are both near the top in sugar and fat intake, and near the bottom in obesity rates.
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