Overview

• President Trump announced on July 16 that he has agreed to Coca-Cola’s use of cane sugar in the United States via a post on social media
• The move is driven by the Make America Healthy Again initiative led by HHS Secretary Xavier Kennedy
• Coca-Cola has pledged to publish details of its innovative cane sugar formulation in the coming days
• Scientific studies have yet to determine whether cane sugar offers substantial health benefits over high fructose corn syrup
• Kennedy is also phasing out artificial food colorings as part of the administration’s broader push against dietary contributors to chronic disease