The sugar content of soft drinks in Australia, Europe and the United States.

Five samples of each soft drink from each region were analysed. * P < 0.05 v US concentration; y P < 0.05 v European concentration. The full data for the concentrations of glucose, fructose, and sucrose, and of total glucose and total fructose in each drink is included in the online Appendix. u Dlimit the drinking of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs), Australians are particularly high consumers of such products. In the report of the Australian Health Survey, 39% of males and 29% of females over 2 years of age had consumed SSBs on the day prior to the interview in 2011e2012, and these drinks were the largest sources of sugar in the Australian diet.