2. 41% of children ages 2-11 drink at least one soda or other sugar-sweetened beverage every day.
3. That number goes up to 62% of adolescents ages 12-17.
4. Only 1 in 4 adults drinks pop though.
5. Adults who do drink one or more sodas or other sugar-sweetened beverages each day are 27% more likely to be overweight or obese.
6. The average American consumes 22 teaspoons of added sugar a day, vs the recommended 5-9. That 200-400% more than recommended.
7. If you think that’s a high number, just one 20 fl oz single use bottle of soda has 17 teaspoons of sugar.
8. Almost half of the additional calories growth in our diet since the 1970’s come from soda.
9. Each American consumes an average of 50 gallons of sugar sweetened soft drinks per year.
10. Soda is the #1 source of added sugar in the American Diet.
11. Two thirds of all High Fructose Corn Syrup goes into soft drinks.
12. The average size of a soda increased from 6.5 oz in the 1950’s to 16.2 oz today (149% increase!)
13. Milk consumption, on the other hand has decreased by 33% in the last 30 years.
14. Each additional daily serving of soda increases a child’s chance risk for obesity by 60%.
15. In the last 25 years, the obesity rate in California rose from 8.9% to 24.3%. That’s one in four Californians!
16. The cost in medical and health expenses to the state is estimated at $41 billion.
Gives some perspective on what the CEO of Coca Cola wrote in the Wall Street Journal about Coke not causing Obesity, doesn’t it?
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