Health Costs of Soda
Sugar-sweetened beverages are the number one source of calories and added sugars in the American diet. When we look at it, the rise in consumption of high-fructose corn syrup and soft drink coincides with an increase in obesity in the US. It shouldn’t come as a surprise. We know that sugary drink portion sizes have increased drastically over the past 40 years, from the 1950s when a typical soft-drink bottle was 6.5 ounces, to now when the norm for sugary beverages is a 20-ounce bottle.
Sugar-sweetened beverages are the number one source of calor...