Surely it's cheaper to make a product without sugar than with; saves you the cost of an ingredient.

I think it really is Americans like the taste of sugar. Would be interesting to know if other countries are just behind us in ramping up sugar in food or if some sort of legislation is the difference. Really don't see much reason that some descendants of Europeans would have such a taste difference than other descendants.

No. Sugar is cheap, addictive, and a preservative. other countries heavily regulate it is the only reason its more an America problem

Your inability to imagine my situation doesn’t change my situation one fucking bit. Your comment is both dismissive and infuriating. I hope poverty visits you and forces you to a new perspective.

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If adding sugar to your product causes it to sell more then a company is going to do so. If every option for food include sugar then at every price point (including below poverty) then you're going to buy sugared food; but it's not because sugar is negatively priced, it's because it sold better.

>Certainly we consume shitloads of sugars— but for a great many of us its all that is available.

The proportion of people who don't have access to a kitchen and a grocery store is far less than the proportion of people consuming too much sugar.

The widespread popularity products with added sugar, such as soda, coffee flavored drinks, sweetened breads (donuts, etc), is by far the bigger factor in overconsumption of sugar.

Spoken like someone with access to a kitchen.

Anyone with a sink, a flat surface and an open window has access to a kitchen. You can buy a 2-plate induction or propane/butane burner for relatively little money.