Here's how much sugar is in your favourite soft drinks
If you enjoy washing your lunch down with a fizzy soft drink, we have bad news. Earlier this week, the World Health Organization issued a recommendation to increase the tax on sugary drinks to at least 20 per cent, as a way to reduce obesity and chronic diseases such as Type 2 diabetes. So (brace yourself) we took a look at exactly how much sugar is in popular soft drinks, ranking nine of the biggest and most popular offenders from least to most sugar. Click the gallery above to find out more. If the tax were implemented, would it stop you from drinking your favourite sweet drink? Let us know by tweeting us @YahooStyleCA.
No. 9: Red Bull
The de facto companion for all-nighters — Red Bull Energy Drink contains 27 grams of sugar per can.
No. 8: Rockstar
Similarly, Rockstar Energy Drink also has 27 grams of sugar per can.
No. 7: Canada Dry Ginger Ale
Canada Dry Ginger Ale is more sugary than ginger-y with 32 grams of sugar per can.
No. 6: Brisk Iced Tea
Don't let its iced tea label fool you. Brisk has 33 grams of sugar per can.
No. 5: Sprite
Sprite packs 38 grams of sugar per can.
No. 4: Coca Cola
While it's regularly vilified for it's high sugar content of 39 grams per can, Coca Cola doesn't actually have the highest amount of sugar in this roundup.
No. 3: Pepsi
Pepsi clocks in with 41 grams of sugar per can.
No. 2: 7 Up
And 7 Up just edges it out with 42 grams of sugar per can.
No. 1: Mountain Dew
But the biggest offender is Mountain Dew with 46 grams of sugar per can. That's 11.5 teaspoons of sugar!