I read somewhere that 1 can of coke has 28 teaspoons of sugar. I basically agree with Mark in his feelings towards refined sugars and such. My dietary patterns pretty much mirror his. My meat consumption is about 80% less then it once was. I actually feel pretty darned good these days (considering how beat up I was) with the new diet. My wife has an interesting way of putting it - fruits, nuts, grains and vegetables are all living things, not "dead" like meat (for instance).