U.S. food business grossed $1 trillion

$450 billion in profit

$2 billion in marketing to children

U.S. health care costs $2.7 Trillion

75% of which is chronic metabolic disease

75% of which is preventable & diet related

$1.4 trillion is wasted

We lose triple what the food industry makes.

Some Facts about Processed Food

From "Ultra-processed foods and added sugars in the US diet: evidence from a nationally representative cross-sectional study".

• Americans consume 58% of their calories as ultra-processed foods. 
• Ultra-processed foods are the source of 90% of added sugars in the US diet.
• 60% of Americans consume more 10% of their calories as added sugars 
• The average American consumes 292 calories of added sugar/day
• Only those in the lowest quintile of ultra-processed food consumption actually meet the recommendation of <10% of calories from added sugars.
• "Decreasing the consumption of ultra- processed foods could be an effective way of reducing the excessive intake of added sugars in the USA."

References

• Cutting costs on fruits and vegetables could save thousands of lives each year
• Ultra-processed foods and added sugars in the US diet: evidence from a nationally representative cross-sectional study
• Processed Food: An experiment that failed