Looking into statistics, we can see the mean American consumes an breathtaking 2-3 pounds of sugar each week. This might surprise you if not considering that extremely refined sugars in the forms of sucrose (table sugar), dextrose (corn sugar), and high-fructose corn syrup are being processed into so many foods such as bread, breakfast cereal, mayonnaise, peanut butter, ketchup, spaghetti sauce, and a plethora of microwave meals.