Which State Consumes The Most Sugary Drinks? It's One Of The Smallest

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Which State Consumes The Most Sugary Drinks? It's One Of The Smallest By Cassie Womack Oct. 12, 2025 5:20 pm EST

It's hard to deny the downsides of excess sugar: type 2 diabetes, tooth decay, and obesity to name a few. According to the American Heart Association , the average American consumes two to three times the recommended amount of sugar per day. A major culprit? Sugary drinks.

Most folks can agree that skipping soda is easier said than done. But as a study published in 2021 shows, it's harder for people in some communities more than others. The study — which used data collected by the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) between 2010 and 2015 — compared state-by-state data on the number of Americans who drink sugary drin