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Trump says Coca-Cola agrees to use real cane sugar in US beverages
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced that Coca-Cola has agreed to start using real cane sugar in its beverages sold in the United States, replacing high-fructose corn syrup. "I have been speaking to Coca-Cola about using REAL Cane Sugar in Coke in the United States, and they have agreed to do so," Trump said in a post on Truth Social. "I'd like to thank all of those in authority at Coca-Cola."advertisementThe Trump administration's "Make America Healthy Again" initiative, named after the social movement associated with Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has encouraged food companies to reformulate their products to remove ingredients such as artificial produced for the US market is typically sweetened with corn syrup, while the company uses cane sugar in some other countries.
Kennedy has been critical of the amount of sugar consumed in the American diet and has said that updated dietary guidelines released this summer will advise Americans to eat "whole food."The White House and Coca-Cola did not immediately respond to a request for comment.- Ends
