Soft Drinks: America's Other Drinking Problem

Do you stagger out of bed in the morning,of their daily liquid in soft drinks as they do in
bleary-eyed and sleepy, stumble to the fridge, andwater, milk, and tea combined.Did you know that
grab a carbonated drink to get you going? Doesthe average American drinks 192 gallons of liquid a
your mid-morning break consist of a cold canyear? That translates to about 3.7 gallons per
from the vending machine to boost you out ofweek or 2 liters a day, and soft drinks average
your mid-morning slump? If so, you may be one28% of this amount.
of the many Americans who consume as much