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A comment on Type 2 Diabetes and cardiovascular disease attributable to sugar beverages. Parent comment

Re:Type 2 Diabetes and cardiovascular disease attributable t... by BeetleB on Tuesday January 07, 2025 @06:17PM (#42628918)
I drink 250 ml soda cans/bottles. 25-28g of sugar.

Be aware that a lot of candy has similar amounts of sugar. M&M packets have even more.

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Re:Type 2 Diabetes and cardiovascular disease attributable t... by malfist on Tuesday January 07, 2025 @07:10PM (#42629339)
The typical soda in the US is either 12oz (can) or 20oz (bottle).

A 12oz coke has 39g of sugar. A 20oz bottle of coke is 65g.

Coke isn't close to the worst offender and this ignores soda at restaurants when 28oz is often the smallest you can buy

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Re:Type 2 Diabetes and cardiovascular disease attributable t... by BeetleB on Tuesday January 07, 2025 @07:59PM (#42629710)
> The typical soda in the US is either 12oz (can) or 20oz (bottle).

True but you can get 250ml cans in most grocery stores.

Also, there are plenty of places I shop at where the smallest Hershey's bar or M&M packet is the King/share size one. The M&M one has 57g of sugar.

Difficulty in buying smaller portions is not unique to soda.

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