While I am only human I have noticed direct correlation between the absence of sugar and high levels of motivation, energy, and daresay optimism; adversely I've noticed that high levels of sugar consumption, especially in daytime hours, lead to horrible crashes of energy, motivation, and daresay depression (not necessarily clinical depression but certainly depressed attitude or state of mind).  

I had gotten off of my diabetes medication about a month after I was diagnosed, and I kept my blood sugars in check with just my diet.

I also know (not think, KNOW - I've seen it) that we are killing our own planet due to unnecessary consumption and greed, and need to knock that $hit off.  

I am also currently working on arranging "March for our Lives" on March 24 in Sugar land area.  

All sarcasm aside, my wife and I grew up poor, live very modestly and strongly dislike over-consumption of consumerism.

With much of the Phoenix, AZ area being historically agricultural the claim could be made that the water consumption is not increasing nearly at the level some fear due to all of the agricultural ground being converted to rooftops. 

It's like the adult version of juice pouches that are nothing but liquid sugar in a metal pouch with a plastic straw wrapped in more plastic that always ends up on the floor and never, ever in the garbage can.

You might not find one in Akron to carpool with, but maybe you can pair up with somebody along the way to keep down your gas consumption (and subsequent wear and tear, fluid changes, tires, etc.).

The population at large in the U.S. is a consumption economy.

The consumption of the marketing could appear foolish and misleading to the savvy educated investor.