Sugar Content in Foods Chart: A Pareto Principle at Work

If you look hard enough and try to be aware, you’ll see interesting things everywhere. In fact, you might see the Pareto Principle in practice in more places than you realize.

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Here’s one example:

Have you thought about the sugar content in what you drink? In all honesty, that’s the least on my mind. But, recently, I stopped drinking soda and I’m finding that I feel better, more alert, and I actually have more energy than I did when I drank soda – and I drank a lot of soda.

So, the image below, which shows the sugar content in drinks, came at a perfect time. And, if you watch carefully, you’ll see the Pareto Chart in action.

Do you see it?¹

HOW MUCH SUGAR ARE YOU CONSUMING? Dr. Tim Mathew, Kidney Health Australia’s Medical Director, said research in the US had shown that one soft drink or sweet juice each day AT ANY AGE was associated with an 80% increase in the risk of acquiring diabetes in females. It’s really all about choices.