Americans sicker than Brits

**Idaho** · 05-03-2006, 12:14

Originally Posted by Redleg

That and most Americans have to much sugar and fat in our diets.

I am very guilty of having to much sugar - considering I drink 6 cans of Coca Cola or more a day.......

Diabeties here I come if I don't slow it down.

6 Cans! That's 10.6grams of sugar per 100ml. 1 can is 330ml x 6 = 2000ml approx 210 grams of sugar a day - just from Coke. Basically a bag and a half of sugar every week (our sugar gets sold in 1 kilo bags). If I guess your weight at 80 kilos then you are consuming your own body weight in sugar every month or so.

Try something for me (and for you!): Cut out all sugar for two days. Nothing with any sugar in at all. Just two days. And just to complete the picture, have no fruit juice or honey in those two days either.

I too was a sugar addict until last year. The cold turkey from it showed me how badly messed up my metabolism was. I am pretty sure you will get the same withdrawls that I got

**Devastatin Dave** · 05-03-2006, 19:23

It might be because of the higher amount of liguid protien on average the Brittish male population intakes compared to the American male. Intersting study.

**master of the puppets** · 05-03-2006, 20:35

people are obese cause there idiots and don't exercise, i'm guilty of overeating when its good food but i simply work it all off in a day, its not that hard.

**English assassin** · 05-04-2006, 17:55

It might be because of the higher amount of liguid protien on average the Brittish male population intakes compared to the American male.

Nah, that's just our prime minister you are thinking of, whenever Georgie is in town touting another war...

**Devastatin Dave** · 05-04-2006, 19:18

Originally Posted by English assassin

Nah, that's just our prime minister you are thinking of, whenever Georgie is in town touting another war...

**Devastatin Dave** · 05-04-2006, 19:35

double post, sorry I must be under the weather. :)

**Redleg** · 05-04-2006, 18:08

Originally Posted by Idaho

6 Cans! That's 10.6grams of sugar per 100ml. 1 can is 330ml x 6 = 2000ml approx 210 grams of sugar a day - just from Coke. Basically a bag and a half of sugar every week (our sugar gets sold in 1 kilo bags). If I guess your weight at 80 kilos then you are consuming your own body weight in sugar every month or so.

Try something for me (and for you!): Cut out all sugar for two days. Nothing with any sugar in at all. Just two days. And just to complete the picture, have no fruit juice or honey in those two days either.

I too was a sugar addict until last year. The cold turkey from it showed me how badly messed up my metabolism was. I am pretty sure you will get the same withdrawls that I got

Done this several times. however I am weak and continue to return to the suger.

Damn that must make me an addict.