DAILY calories from sugar-sweetened beverages among U.S. adults (1980-2010):

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CUMULATIVE TOTAL increment in the percentage of obese adults (orange stars) versus CUMULATIVE TOTAL calories from sugar-sweetened beverages (blue line; numerical data not shown in the figure):

Are these data consistent with an important effect of sugar-sweetened beverages on body weight? Do they suggest, on the contrary, that sugar-sweetened beverages are highly unlikely to be an important cause of obesity?

Further reading:

• Guyenet refutes the idea that sugar causes obesity
• If your today’s sugar intake is lower than yesterday’s, do you slim down?