1000% between 1970 and 1999 with HFCS representing
greater than 40% of all sweeteners added to foods and
beverages and the sole sweetener in soft drinks. The
average daily consumption of HFCS for all Americans
2 years or older is about 50 g/person or about 132
kcal/person with the top 20% of HCFS consumers
ingesting as much as 316 kcal/day. Thus HFCS is a