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I wouldn't be so sure about that. Soda drinkers I've met who are really into it tend to go through a few 12-packs a week. As a kid, I'd play Quake with a 2L of Cherry Coke each night, and I've known others who did the same with Mountain Dew. Live and learn, I suppose.

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http://www.businessinsider.com/americans-are-drinking-less-s... says 41 gallons per capita in 2014. Converted, it's 0.4252 liters per day, so a liter per day is more than double the average.

I wonder what the difference is between mean and median in this case?

The standard deviation must be pretty high. There are lot people who drink almost no soda.

That's per capita; not everyone drinks soda. A liter per day could certainly be the average for soda drinkers.

Well, I specifically called out typical western nations and not just the US. I see a lot of soda drinking in the US and never saw very much in Europe. I don't think American soda consumption is actually typical (or healthy).

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