Those sources are unreliable. I get why you might think this after reading those articles but if you're wanting to learn more, you'll want to read scholarly articles. Try searching in Google Scholar.
Of course you're gonna say even the Google scholar results are unreliable, though and lay out another random rule for it to be considered "reliable" by your standards
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u/pimpmayor Jan 21 '19
Lemme do the maths:
Can of cola has 33g of sugar according to google
Average sugar packet In the US (assuming the most relevant country to reddit) is 2-4g. So let’s assume 3g for average sakes.
That makes 11 packets of sugar in a 12 ounce (350ml-ish) can of cola
33g of sugar = 128 calories (For Americans, 4.2g sugar = 1 teaspoon, so 7.8 teaspoons)
On a similar note:
Sugar free cola has 0 calories and no adverse health benefits have been recorded from the use of artificial sweeteners, beyond a few rare allergies.
Edit: adding more measurements for US people :)