Sugar consumption in the US has been roughly constant from the 1930s to present, with a small peak in the early 2000s. I'd imagine Euro countries are similar. It's a bit of a myth that people eat "so much more sugar" now, people have always had a sweet tooth.
Plus as others have alluded to, sugar was rationed in Poland specifically because people were hoarding it to make moonshine, but the government still wanted to make sure people had enough for treats.
Sugar consumption in the US has been roughly constant from the 1930s to present, with a small peak in the early 2000s. I'd imagine Euro countries are similar. It's a bit of a myth that people eat "so much more sugar" now, people have always had a sweet tooth.
Plus as others have alluded to, sugar was rationed in Poland specifically because people were hoarding it to make moonshine, but the government still wanted to make sure people had enough for treats.