Biggest Source of Calories in U.S. Diet

2/10/2012

The Center for Science in the Public Interest launched a public awareness campaign with the American Heart Association, American Diabetes Association and health departments in large metropolitan areas.

The goal is: to decrease average consumption of sugary drinks by half from the current six 12-ounce cans per person each week. Sugary drinks are the single largest source of calories in the American diet, making up about half of all sugar consumed. The campaign, “Life’s Sweeter with Fewer Sugary Drinks” is gaining momentum nationally. It’s not just about soda, either. Sugar is added to fruit drinks, sweetened iced teas, lemonades, energy drinks and sports drinks. A large source of unintended sugar intake is processed foods.

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