Hmm. Napkin math assuming its 40 gallons of sugared soda at a reasonable 20g per 8oz serving is 640 servings, 12800g of sugar, 51200 calories, or 14.6 lbs of empty nutrients on average a year if it all got replaced by calorie-free sweetener.
How much is 40 gallons? 426 12 oz cans of soda, 35.5 dozen cans, or 256 20oz bottles of soda.
I wonder if the bad quality of the majority of tap water has an effect on soda consumption. How much less soda would we drink if every residence had on-site water filtration?
It is possible to lose weight eating only at McDonald's but it takes effort.
The fact that Americans drink about 40 gallons of soda a year on average HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH ANYTHING GO AWAY.
(I'd love to do the math if all caloric sodas in the USA had corn syrup removed and fake sugars added what the result would be)