Stephenson County... 1  Covers 568 square miles. 2  Takes its name from Colonel Benjamin Stephenson, who served as a colonel in the War of 1812 in the Illinois Militia. 3  Was incorporated March 4, 1837. 4  Has a population of 47,711 (2010). 5  Was the site of the second Lincoln-Douglas Debate, August 27, 1858. 6  Is the birth place to Jane Addams, of Hull-House ...
It's not a news flash that sugar is bad for kids. What is eye-opening is just how unhealthy it is â and how much of it children eat despite the health warnings. The average kid under 12 consumes 49 pounds of sugar per year, according to the USDA Economic Research Service. Even scarier is that a twenty- or thirtysomething adult's intake is actually lower (46 pounds).
The Sugar Association, a trade group of sugar producers and growers, maintains that the average American consumes no more than 1.6 ounces, or about 9 teaspoons, of added sugar per day. When the USDA says that we each consume 150 pounds of sugar a year, that figure refers to 'economic consumption,' says Clark.