Comment on The price of soda in 2017

• SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Americans replace water with sodas. People literally avoid drinking water.

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• raze2012@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  For a 12 oz/300ml? Yeah, that gets into crazy territory.

  But we’re in crazy land right now. My local Walmart? 8.50 for a 12 pack. 70 cents a can, so not full loony. But a far cry from this picture a decade ago with under 20 cents a can.

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  • Ricaz@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    That’s crazy lol, no wonder diabetes is so wide spread

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    • raze2012@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      Part of that is the power of government subsidized high fructose corn syrup, yeah. It’s in a lot of American food and makes a huge difference in pricing healthy vs highly processed foods.

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    • RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      Awful food quality, too much of it, along with lack of exercise.

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