On September 23, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) released their report Obesity and the Economics of Prevention: Fit not Fat, showing the US is home to over 60 percent obese and overweight people. Here is why. VisualEconomics.com, a blog that simplifies financial data with images, created a colorful infographic detailing what the average American (36.6 years old) eats in a year. Namely, "1,996.3 lbs. of food per year" and "2,700 calories per day." "The average man is 5'9" [175] and weighs 190 lbs [86kg]. The average woman is 5'4" [160cm] and weighs 164 lbs [74kg]." Annually the average American ingests: 85.5 lb (39kg) fats and oils 110 lb (50kg) red meat (62.4 lb/28kg beef and 46.5 lb/21kg pork) 73.6 lb (33kg) poultry (60.4 lb/27kg chicken) 16.1 lb (7kg) fish and shellfish 32.7 lb (39kg) eggs 31.4 lb (39kg) cheese 600.5 lb (272kg) non-cheese dairy products 181 lb (82kg) beverage milks 192.3 lb (87kg) flour and cereal products (134.1 lb/61kg wheat flour) 141.6 lb (64kg) caloric sweeteners (42 lb/19kg corn syrup) 56 lb (25kg) corn 415.4 lb (188kg) vegetables 24 lb (11kg) coffee, cocoa and nuts 273.2 lb (124kg) fruit each year And this includes: 29 lb (13kg) of French fries 23 lb (10kg) pizza 24 lb (11kg) ice cream 53 gallons (200L) soda 2.736 lb (1.24kg) sodium (47 percent more than recommended) 90,700 mg caffeineSPONSORED LINKS
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