Dentist in Nashua Warns Against the Effects of SBS to Dental Health

The average American consumes 150 to 170 lbs. of sugar in one year. That translates to 30 to 34 five-pound bags of sugar each year, or ¼ to ½ pounds of sugar every day. While you may not be taking that much sugar in a day, someone else in the country is consuming way more than you. Where is all that sugar coming from? A lot of it is found in sugar-sweetened beverages (SBS) that include soda, fruit drinks, and energy drinks. A 12-ounce can of soda, for example, contains 8 ounces of sugar, so it takes only four cans to consume ¼ pounds in one day. To many, consuming four cans of soda in one day is nothing unusual, and in fact, is something that’s quite routine. After all, soda and other SBS are not only cheap and accessible; they are also widely advertised as products that promote “happiness and choice”.
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