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Mmmm, Coke! I Drink My Body Weight in Sugar Annually!

by John P.

Coke CanBelow is an excellent little video that shows exactly how much sugar is in a can of coke. And before you watch it, if you do a little math, here are some staggering figures:

  • There are 12 ounces (340 grams) in a can of coke.
  • There are 39 grams (1.38 ounces) of sugar in a can.
  • 340 grams / 39 grams = Coke is over 10% pure sugar!
  • If you typically drink the equivalent of 6 cans a day you are consuming over 8 ounces or 1/2 pound of pure sugar per day.
  • 24 oz. at lunch
  • 2 cans during the day
  • 24 oz. at dinner
  • That level of sugar consumption equates to about 15 pounds of raw sugar per month, or 182.5 pounds per year. (This happens to be about my body weight.)
  • Don’t drink that much Coke? Well, 3 cans a day still equals 7.5 pounds per month or 91.25 pounds per year that your body has to either burn off or store as fat.
    • Sweet Tea has almost the same amount of sugar
    • Sweetened Coffee counts too. A heaping tablespoon of sugar is about 20 grams.

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    October 24, 2006

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