In the article “US health advocates seek safe sugar limits for beverages” by Lisa Baertlein reports “Americans, on average, consume 18 to 23 teaspoons of added sugars every day, according to data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey and the U.S. Department of Agriculture.” (Baertlein par. 8) It is no surprise that our country has a sweet tooth, you can see it because everything we consume contains some sort of sugar or artificial sweetener, which in most cases is worse. The typical American consumes dangerous amounts of sugar at a high price. Many deal with diseases like diabetes, which has a direct correlation to sugar and the problem with how your body breaks down carbohydrates