Your filing status is determined on December 31 of each year, so even if you were not married for most of the tax year, you do not have the option of filing as single if you are married on that date.
That is A LOT of sugar â especially when you compare it to how much we used to consume in the past. To put things into perspective, during the early-1800s, the average intake of sugar was only about 4-6 pounds per person per yearâ¦ not 150, 170, or 295 pounds! With each passing decade, there has been a steady increase in sugar consumption among the United Statesâ population.
On average, in 2004, Canadians consumed 110.0 grams of sugar a day, the equivalent of 26 teaspoons. This amounted to 21.4% of their total daily calorie intake. Absolute daily sugar consumption varied substantially with age (Figure 1). It was lowest among women aged 71 or older (83 grams or 20 teaspoons), and highest among teenage boys aged 14 to 18 (172 grams or 41 teaspoons). In every age group, males consumed significantly more sugar than did females.