I think the average American is eating a lot of carbs. USDA recommends 6-11 servings of bread and cereal a day. Go to the average restaurant and try to find something that's reasonably low carb. Everything comes with potatoes, pasta, rolls, pancakes, or muffins, and then there are all those desserts. It's even worse with fast food. Sugar in various forms turns up everywhere -- bread, condiments like ketchup, soda pop, even fat-free salad dressing.
The average person tends to think that the "fat free" products all over the place are "healthier" -- stuff like mayo, ice cream, salad dressing, cookies, etc. That stuff is loaded with sugar.
Unfortunately, most people don't put a lot of thought into what they eat. They depend on the label to tell them if it's "healthy" or not.
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