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Candy Thesis: I. Introduction A. Opening Statement B. Thesis II. Skittles A. B. I would like to think of myself as a healthy eater. I try not to eat much meat during the week and I always eat a variety vegetables. Nevertheless, I have this weakness that renders all my attempts at healthy eating D.O.A. Of course I am talking about candy. Even thought it is almost completely made of sugar, I cannot …

…Pounds (Consumption =Shipments + Imports - Exports) 2000 Total Chocolate Consumption: 3.3 Billion Pounds 2000 Total Non-chocolate Consumption: 3.1 Billion Pounds Total U.S. Apparent Consumption Wholesale Dollars for All Candy - $15.5 Billion. (Consumption = Shipments + Imports - Exports) Approximate U.S. Apparent Consumption Wholesale Dollars & Pounds: · Chocolate - $8.6 Billion - 3.3 Billion Pounds · Non-chocolate - $4.8 Billion - 2.7 Billion Pounds · Gum - $1.5 Billion - .5 Billion Pounds Estimated Retail Sales - · Total - $23.8 Billion · Chocolate - $13 Billion · Non-chocolate - $7.5 Billion · Gum - $2 Billion