On average, an American consumed about 140 pounds of can sugar, corn syrup, and other sugars in 2005. Germans and the French consumed about 70 pounds each, while the average person in China consumed just 15 pounds of sugar.

Map publishing company, Rand McNally, recently commisssioned a survey on road trip traveling. The thing that most road trippers argue about is where to sit, with 54% mentioning it as a reason for arguments. Second, when to stop for breaks-27%. The top results for best food for the road were the decidedly unhealthy potato chips, candy and cookies.

For the first time in the history of AIDS, the HIV infection rate has stabilized. The bad news... the rate stabilized at more than 4 million people a year getting infected with HIV. The UNAIDS agency says that even though the leveling off is a good sign, there's still a ton of work to be done. Last year, AIDS killed more than 2.8 million people and more than 4.1 million were newly infected with HIV.