The Problem With Using Sugar in Soda: The U.S. Doesn’t Make Enough

Each year, America consumes about 12.5 million tons of sugar, but produces only 4 million tons of cane sugar. The rest is made up by imports and sugar sourced from sugar beets. Much of the sugar cane consumed in the U.S. each year is already spoken for. Food makers put it into sauces, ice cream and jams, not to mention in packets at coffee shops and in bags in grocery aisles. Read more here.