According to the US News and World Report, we are one sweet nation. In 1967 we ate 114# of sugars and sweeteners per capita. In 2003 that number increased to 142# of sugars and sweeteners per person.
The USDA quoted a number of 153 # per person in the US compared to 66# per person in Japan. That's 31 five pound bags of sugar PER AMERICAN per year, or 2.6 five pound bags per month! These are not good numbers and are quite probably related to America's skyrocketing obesity epidemic.
Whatever your thoughts about sugar being a toxin or a poison, at least remember that it provides empty calories and contributes to chronic illness. These news articles are just a reminder to try to cut down on sugar and sweets, and work towards omitting them entirely.
A CBS news article:
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-18560_162-57407128/is-sugar-toxic/
A New York Times article:
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/17/magazine/mag-17Sugar-t.html?_r=1&pagewanted=all
From Runnersworld.com:
http://news.runnersworld.com/2012/04/03/sugar-linked-to-heart-disease-cancer/
I hope you had a great Easter weekend. We had a visit from our daughter and spoke with our out of town family members. The weather was fantastic. We took a short bike ride on Sunday. I don't cross-train enough, and biking is my Achilles' heel. I can't figure out why it is so hard for me, but will continue to work on it.
P.S. Here is an article about the Run in Remembrance of Micah True, aka Caballo Blanco, which took place Friday afternoon. The article is from Runnersworld.com.
http://trailheads.runnersworld.com/2012/04/running-in-remembrance/
And an article about the newly formed Caballo Blanco Foundation that will continue his work:
http://news.runnersworld.com/2012/04/10/caballa-blanco-foundation-formed/
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