How Many Sugary Drinks Do People In The U.S. Drink?

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Drinking sugary beverages in excess has been linked with various health problems. Jonas Lamis/Flickr. (CC BY 2.0)

Earlier this year, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and Department of Health and Human Services released some strict new guidelines that suggested sugar should only make up a tenth of our daily calories. Understandably, big-time soda companies weren’t too pleased.