Rising temperatures in the United States are prompting people to reach for products with added sugar , like sodas and ice cream, according to a new study.

In the study, published Monday in Nature Climate Change , researchers used household food purchase data from 2004 to 2019 in the U.S. to determine how monthly average temperature affected daily added sugar consumption. They found consumption steeply increased in temperatures between 12  and 30  degrees Celsius, or about 54 and 86 degrees Fahrenheit, with a marked spike in consumption when temperatures exceeded 20  degrees Celsius, or 68 degrees Fahrenheit.

The biggest driver of sugar consumption came from sweetened beverages, like soda and juice, according to the study. Frozen desserts like ice cream increased slower, and sugar f

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