Losing the sweet tooth at family dinners

Dessert is disappearing from America’s dinner tables. Data from market research firm NPD group show only 12 percent of dinners eaten at home in the United States ended with something sweet last year. That is the lowest reading in more than 30 years,

The Washington Post reports that the most commonly eaten desserts around the United States are cake, fruit, and ice cream, but all three are losing favor—and fast. The most dessert-crazed age group is American adults 65 years and older, which is an ominous sign for the future of post-dinner sweets, especially considering that young Americans, the so-called caretakers of the country's future, are the course's least passionate fans.