David, yes. In the last sixty or seventy years sodas have gone from being an occasional treat to daily consumption for many folks, the U.S. and other places as well. If there are 10.66 12-oz drinks in a gallon, that means that the average American drinks 384 sodas a year, a little more than one a day. Coke admits that their 12-oz drink contains 1.375 ounces of sugar. Folks can check my arithmetic, but I think that comes to about 30 extra pounds of sugar for an American.
Average amount of soda, in gallons, that an American drinks each year: 36. -- Harper's Index, March 2022
David, yes. In the last sixty or seventy years sodas have gone from being an occasional treat to daily consumption for many folks, the U.S. and other places as well. If there are 10.66 12-oz drinks in a gallon, that means that the average American drinks 384 sodas a year, a little more than one a day. Coke admits that their 12-oz drink contains 1.375 ounces of sugar. Folks can check my arithmetic, but I think that comes to about 30 extra pounds of sugar for an American.