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Here is an article [1] that shows consumption of coffee and soft drinks in 1946/47 and 2005. Adding coffee and soft drinks together there has been an increase o

Here is an article [1] that shows consumption of coffee and soft drinks in 1946/47 and 2005. Adding coffee and soft drinks together there has been an increase of approx 32% in consumption since 1946. Coffee 1946: 46.4 gallons per person Coffee 2005: 24.2 gallons per person Soft drinks 1947: 10.8 gallons per person Soft drinks 2005: 51.5 gallons per person Total caffeinated consumption in 46/47: 57.2 gallons / person Total caffeinated consumption in 2005: 75.7 gallons / person The chart seems to indicate tea has stayed relatively flat in the same time period. I'm not sure the history of caffeine pills or ADHD medicine, but those may also contribute to an increased consumption in 2005. [1] https://www.ers.usda.gov/amber-waves/2007/june/coffee-consumption-over-the-last-century/ https://www.ers.usda.gov/amber-waves/2007/june/coffee-consum...

kumarvvr 5y ago
> Soft drinks 2005: 51.5 gallons per person Wow, no wonder Diabetes has skyrocketed. 51.5 gallons is almost 900 ml a day. That is about 100 grams of sugar per day. This is like a epidemic of sugar addiction.
- imgabe 5y ago
  It doesn't say how much of it is diet.
- deleted 5y ago
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- chrisseaton 5y ago
  Many soft drinks are sugar-free and zero-calorie.
- FuWeiShi 5y ago
  And of course, IIRC, the "sugar-free" alternatives promote insulin resistance just as much (if in conjunction with food) sans Stevia.
- openknot 5y ago
  I'm genuinely curious: why are soda/pop/coke/soft drinks so popular? I've never liked them because they're too sugary, and they represent like empty calories (like I'll gain weight without feeling full) from drinks that aren't hydrating. When purchased in a restaurant, it costs money that could be saved or spent on a side dish. I'd much rather eat candy if I want sugar, or drink cold water if I want to hydrate myself. I don't say this to condemn these drinks (if people like them that much, they're free to spend money on the little things in life they enjoy), but I'd like to square my experience of not caring for them versus their clear popularity from statistics.
  - noah_buddy 5y ago
    Hard to explain! I think I picked up a taste for soda as a kid, I love me a Barqs, any sort of Cream Soda, and a cold Coke on a hot day. That said, I can't drink soda daily or I feel I'll, nor do I drink beer or other carbonated drinks frequently, maybe tops once a week. I drink the most tea out of anything (herbal, green, white) besides water.
  - agumonkey 5y ago
    As a kid i just drained coke bottles there was no thinking .. it was 'neat' and my body could take a sadly impressive amount of L per day (5 maybe). Your logic is sensible adult talk .. ps: my body crashed I'm now borderline allergic to processed foods and sodas, it's still strange to me :)
    - openknot 5y ago
      Thanks for sharing. From your and noah_buddy's comments, it looks like it was a treat from childhood that stuck. My parents forbade me from soda growing up, but my cousin once snuck me some sugary orange pop once (I didn't like the fizz when I first tried it, but I liked it more when I tried it again). I still have a preference for it sometimes due to the memories (along with root beer, which I also tried when younger) if it's free, though just a small cup. I never tried Coca-Cola or Pepsi until an abnormally older age, so that's probably why these two never stuck for me.
  - 5y ago
- kansface 5y ago
  Or 387 calories a day! Presumably they were adding less sugar to their coffee.
- yread 5y ago
  It's a lot but it is the total consumption so it includes all stuff that was sold not necessarily consumed. Fast food sells massive portion that people regularly throw away half full, auto-refills, expired stuff, hell just think of all the coke+menthol videos. I find the coffee at 46 gallons stranger. 570ml a day of coffee? What's even more wtf is that in Central Europe during and after the war coffee was very expensive/difficult to get so people were drinking coffee substitutes (chicory root for example) while people in the US drank half liter a day.
  - rowanajmarshall 5y ago
    Half a litre isn't that much in the grand scheme of things. It's maybe two decent mugs, or less than a pint. Especially when you consider American filter coffee is on the weaker side.
elwell 5y ago
Is coffee stronger now? If you have a latte do all of its gallons go towards "coffee" or just the shot?
- xboxnolifes 5y ago
  I'd assume it's all included. There is more than 1 way to brew coffee, and even those there is a standard for it, there would be no way to normalize consumption to it.
eatsyourtacos 5y ago
>Coffee 1946: 46.4 gallons per person >Coffee 2005: 24.2 gallons per person 24.2 gallons per person.. so that is 24.2 gallon / 365 days * 128 oz/gallon / 8oz/cup = 1.06 cup / day. 1 cup per day? That seems crazy low. I guess that must include kids/young adults..
- School-Cotton 5y ago
  Plenty of people don't drink coffee at all. It's actually higher than I would have expected.
- xboxnolifes 5y ago
  Not every person drinks coffee. Having ~1 cup per person as an average doesn't stand out as being odd to me.

kumarvvr 5y ago

> Soft drinks 2005: 51.5 gallons per person Wow, no wonder Diabetes has skyrocketed. 51.5 gallons is almost 900 ml a day. That is about 100 grams of sugar per day. This is like a epidemic of sugar addiction.

imgabe 5y ago
It doesn't say how much of it is diet.
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chrisseaton 5y ago
Many soft drinks are sugar-free and zero-calorie.
FuWeiShi 5y ago
And of course, IIRC, the "sugar-free" alternatives promote insulin resistance just as much (if in conjunction with food) sans Stevia.
openknot 5y ago
I'm genuinely curious: why are soda/pop/coke/soft drinks so popular? I've never liked them because they're too sugary, and they represent like empty calories (like I'll gain weight without feeling full) from drinks that aren't hydrating. When purchased in a restaurant, it costs money that could be saved or spent on a side dish. I'd much rather eat candy if I want sugar, or drink cold water if I want to hydrate myself. I don't say this to condemn these drinks (if people like them that much, they're free to spend money on the little things in life they enjoy), but I'd like to square my experience of not caring for them versus their clear popularity from statistics.
- noah_buddy 5y ago
  Hard to explain! I think I picked up a taste for soda as a kid, I love me a Barqs, any sort of Cream Soda, and a cold Coke on a hot day. That said, I can't drink soda daily or I feel I'll, nor do I drink beer or other carbonated drinks frequently, maybe tops once a week. I drink the most tea out of anything (herbal, green, white) besides water.
- agumonkey 5y ago
  As a kid i just drained coke bottles there was no thinking .. it was 'neat' and my body could take a sadly impressive amount of L per day (5 maybe). Your logic is sensible adult talk .. ps: my body crashed I'm now borderline allergic to processed foods and sodas, it's still strange to me :)
  - openknot 5y ago
    Thanks for sharing. From your and noah_buddy's comments, it looks like it was a treat from childhood that stuck. My parents forbade me from soda growing up, but my cousin once snuck me some sugary orange pop once (I didn't like the fizz when I first tried it, but I liked it more when I tried it again). I still have a preference for it sometimes due to the memories (along with root beer, which I also tried when younger) if it's free, though just a small cup. I never tried Coca-Cola or Pepsi until an abnormally older age, so that's probably why these two never stuck for me.
- 5y ago
kansface 5y ago
Or 387 calories a day! Presumably they were adding less sugar to their coffee.
yread 5y ago
It's a lot but it is the total consumption so it includes all stuff that was sold not necessarily consumed. Fast food sells massive portion that people regularly throw away half full, auto-refills, expired stuff, hell just think of all the coke+menthol videos. I find the coffee at 46 gallons stranger. 570ml a day of coffee? What's even more wtf is that in Central Europe during and after the war coffee was very expensive/difficult to get so people were drinking coffee substitutes (chicory root for example) while people in the US drank half liter a day.
- rowanajmarshall 5y ago
  Half a litre isn't that much in the grand scheme of things. It's maybe two decent mugs, or less than a pint. Especially when you consider American filter coffee is on the weaker side.

elwell 5y ago

Is coffee stronger now? If you have a latte do all of its gallons go towards "coffee" or just the shot?

xboxnolifes 5y ago
I'd assume it's all included. There is more than 1 way to brew coffee, and even those there is a standard for it, there would be no way to normalize consumption to it.

eatsyourtacos 5y ago

>Coffee 1946: 46.4 gallons per person >Coffee 2005: 24.2 gallons per person 24.2 gallons per person.. so that is 24.2 gallon / 365 days * 128 oz/gallon / 8oz/cup = 1.06 cup / day. 1 cup per day? That seems crazy low. I guess that must include kids/young adults..

School-Cotton 5y ago
Plenty of people don't drink coffee at all. It's actually higher than I would have expected.
xboxnolifes 5y ago
Not every person drinks coffee. Having ~1 cup per person as an average doesn't stand out as being odd to me.