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If you look at the statistics you can see that the countries consuming the most softdrinks per capita (US and Mexico) come in around 2 cans per capita per day.
by oezi 4y ago
If you look at the statistics you can see that the countries consuming the most softdrinks per capita (US and Mexico) come in around 2 cans per capita per day.
https://www.statista.com/statistics/505794/cds-per-capita-consumption-in-worlds-top-ten-population-countries/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/505794/cds-per-capita-co...
So, 1 can per every other day is 1/4 the average consumption. It would be strange to call such a consumption level highly unhealthy.
- k_ 4y agoWhy would calling 1/4 of extremely unhealthy consumption "highly unhealthy" that strange?
- oezi 4y agoIt is just a question of calibration of terms. This has two dimensions: First, I would consider something extremely unhealthy which leads to a reduction of life expectancy which is similar to other extremely unhealthy consumption such as with the opiod epidemic. I haven't of any study which would suggest that a can of soda or juice every other day would inflict a strongly negative health outcome (at least if counter-balanced by other healthy behaviors). Second, it is strange to use extreme terms for behavior which is already endemic and normal in a population. You would want to use terms such as highly and extreme for instance for those who consume half a gallon or a gallon of soda per day.
- k_ 4y agoI agree to some extent. But it doesn't strike me as strange to use such terms for a behavior which is endemic in a country with a very bad rate of morbid obesity which could well be linked to such behavior.