How did the widespread import of sugar change European diets?
a) Reliance on sugar-sweetened beverages meant people turned away from nourishing drinks like beer and milk.
b) Cheap sugar meant Europeans spent money on candy rather than vegetables.
Consider This: Per capita consumption of sugar increased by more than 400 percent between 1700 and 1800. See 4.3.2: A Sugar-Powered World.
c) For the first time in history, obesity became a serious problem.
Consider This: Per capita consumption of sugar increased by more than 400 percent between 1700 and 1800. See 4.3.2: A Sugar-Powered World.
d) Sugar only changed diets at the elite level, since many Europeans could not afford it.
Consider This: Per capita consumption of sugar increased by more than 400 percent between 1700 and 1800. See 4.3.2: A Sugar-Powered World.
a) Reliance on sugar-sweetened beverages meant people turned away from nourishing drinks like beer and milk.
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