Collectively, India has a very sweet tooth.
Urban Australians may have to visit a “Royal Show” or an “Amusement Park” in order to enjoy the pictured sugary “treat”.
For urban Indians, however, “fairy floss” is much easier to find – it can be bought on the street.
If a tourist walks on any Indian big city’s street, looks at any Indian hotel buffet, or orders a cup of tea/chai, he or she will find that Indians’ love of sweet things is inescapably apparent.
However, if that visitor comes from an affluent “Western” nation – Australia, for instance – his or her homeland has a much higher per capita consumption of sugar than does India!
Per capita, Australia has one of the world’s highest daily sugar intakes.
India’s per capita sugar intake is rising, but is still below the global average.
Highly processed foods and drinks make up a much greater proportion of the average Australian’s daily food intake than an average Indian’s.
An average Australia also consumes many more calories, from whatever source.
Highly processed foods/drinks are usually “loaded” with sugars, even products which sit on shelves far distant from the “confectionary”, “sweets” or “desserts” section.
So, even though you are unlikely to encounter a “fairy floss man” on any Australian street, if you are a “typical” Australian, your average daily sugar intake is higher and much more dangerous than is a “typical” Indian’s.
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