[discomrobertul8]

Sizes tend to be a lot smaller. One poster above said a large soda in the USA is almost one litre! In the UK it's roughly half that size at 500ml.

As the sugar level is directly proportionate to the overall volume, it can be quite surprising how much sugar there is when you aren't used to such massive servings.

[rufus_foreman]

I get a 32 ounce fountain drink in the US sometimes, which is roughly a liter. It is usually 22 ounces of ice and 10 ounces of beverage.

[thaumasiotes]

> One poster above said a large soda in the USA is almost one litre!

There are two sizes of single-serving sodas sold commercially in the US.

A small one, a can, is 12 oz, 355 mL.

A large one is 20 oz, 591 mL.

To buy a 32-ounce soda, you'd have to do something very strange.

(There is another common commercial size, the two liter bottle of exactly 2000 mL. Those aren't intended to be bought and drunk; they're intended to be bought, taken home, and stored in your refrigerator over time.)

[rkomorn]

The gist of their comment is:

The largest coke you can order at McDonald's in the US is 380 calories (100g sugar) (not sure what size because it's not obvious from their website).

The largest coke you can order at McDonald's in Portugal (where I happen to be) is 197 calories (49g sugar).

- https://www.mcdonalds.com/us/en-us/product/coca-cola-large.h...

- https://www.mcdonalds.pt/produtos/mcmenu/bebidas/coca-cola-5...

[ted_dunning]

Something strange like go to a ubiquitous convenience store:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Gulp

At least they eventually reduced the Double Gulp down to 1.5L.

[eigencoder]

To get a 32-oz soda, wouldn't you just have to go to a gas station?

[thaumasiotes]

A gas station? No, they'd be selling prepackaged sodas in the 20-oz size.

You might be able to do it at a 7-11, since they sell empty cups that you're meant to fill with a slurpee. I don't know if they also have soda fountains to fill those cups.

[parineum]

You can't buy two 20oz sodas at a gas station in the UK?