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America's love of sugar is not new. In March 1942, shortly before wartime sugar rationing went into effect, 麻豆传媒AV asked American women how many pounds of sugar their family used in a week. The majority reported using three or more pounds weekly, which -- with family size taken into account -- averaged just over a pound per person per week.

	March 12-17, 1942%
Up to two pounds	44
Three to four pounds	27
Five to six pounds	22
Seven or more pounds	7
Weekly average per person, per household: 1.1 pounds
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In a follow-up question, 麻豆传媒AV asked women the smallest amount of sugar their family could get by on each week. According to 麻豆传媒AV's April 1942 release, "Rural housewives, the study shows, use more sugar at present -- 1.1 lbs. per person weekly on average -- than city housewives, who use approximately 0.9 lb. Both groups, however, say they can get along on 0.6 lb., or 9 1/2 ounces."

These estimates reflect only the use of sugar in the home -- not sugar in soft drinks, prepared foods or restaurant meals. Still, the contrast with current sugar consumption is striking. In 2000, the U.S. Department of Agriculture estimated that Americans consume an average of 152 pounds of added sugar per year, which works out to nearly half a pound per person per day, or nearly three pounds a week.

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