Adults who do drink one or more sodas or other sugar-sweetened beverages each day are 27% more likely to be overweight or obese.
The average American consumes 22 teaspoons of added sugar a day, vs the recommended 5-9. That 200-400% more than recommended.
If you think that’s a high number, just one 20 fl oz single use bottle of soda has 17 teaspoons of sugar.
Almost half of the additional calories growth in our diet since the 1970′s come from soda.
Each American consumes an average of 50 gallons of sugar sweetened soft drinks per year.
Soda is the #1 source of added sugar in the American Diet.NEXT
source:http://blog.fooducate.com
