15 mind-blowing facts about Halloween candy consumption in the US

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With Halloween fast approaching, Americans are gearing up for the holiday, purchasing costumes, hanging up decorations, and most importantly, stocking up on candy.

According to the National Retail Federation's seasonal trends report, more than 160 million Americans are going to buy candy for Halloween this year.

Read on for 15 mind-blowing facts about Halloween candy consumption in the US.

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Halloween is just around the corner, and this year Americans are predicted to spend nearly 2.6 billion on candy alone.

Each year, Americans flock to supermarkets and convenience stores to buy candy to hand out to trick-or-treaters. The National Retail Federation's seasonal trends report estimates that more than 160 million Americans will buy candy for Halloween this year.

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A look at the numbers shows that Americans' relationship with candy on Halloween is truly mind-blowing, from the amount of candy the average trick-or-treater collects to the staggering amount of candy corn that gets sold every fall.

Keep reading for more surprising facts about candy this Halloween season.Children would have to play for two days straight to burn off the calories in the average amount of candy collected on Halloween.

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According to Donna Arnett, head of the department of epidemiology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Public Health, the average Halloween candy haul contains between 3,500 and 7,000 calories.

Arnett told United Press International that it would take a 100-pound child 44 hours of walking or 14.5 hours of playing full-court basketball to burn off the average amount of calories in candy collected on Halloween.

The blog Daily Burn estimated that a standard pillowcase can hold over 1,600 pieces of candy when fully stuffed.

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According to the Daily Burn, a standard pillowcase can hold 1,690 pieces of candy.

Studies show that kids can consume up to three cups of sugar eating Halloween candy. This equals almost 169 sugar cubes.

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Fortune reported the "dangerous" amount of sugar consumed by kids on Halloween three cups of sugar in 7,000 calories of candy.

"For context: That's 675 grams of sugar, or the same as chomping down almost 169 standard sugar cubes," according to a Fortune article published in 2017.

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