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For a better visualization, 17 teaspoons is just over 1/3 cup, or 0.35 cups.

To add to above comment, WHO recommendation is "no more than 6 teaspoons (25 grams) of added sugar per day for women and 9 teaspoons (38 grams) for men" [1]

[1] https://sugarscience.ucsf.edu/the-growing-concern-of-overcon...

So a man may drink one can of soda, but that's the whole sugar budget.

Consuming a lot of sugar in short amount of time is also bad.

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