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Fructose in food boosts cancer growth (www.futurity.org)

submitted 3 weeks ago by Joker@sh.itjust.works to c/health@lemmy.world

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[–] exasperation@lemm.ee 16 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Prior to the 1960s, people consumed relatively little fructose compared with today’s numbers. A century ago, an average person consumed just 5-10 pounds of fructose per year. To put it in familiar terms, that is roughly equal to the weight of a gallon of milk. In the 21st century, that number has increased to be as high as the equivalent of 15 gallons of milk.

Who chose these units for this article?

[–] seaQueue@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago

I know right, why aren't these expressed in stone and pints?

[–] DarkThoughts@fedia.io 1 points 3 weeks ago

Pounds, a unit for weight, are too unfamiliar to you? Just imagine this container holding a unit of volume to get a "feel" for how heavy that is! But at least they didn't use anything metric... /s