"The American Medical Association has confirmed that HFCS is no more likely to contribute to obesity than table sugar or other full-calorie sweeteners," the post continued. "Please be assured that Coca-Cola brand soft drinks do not contain any harmful substances."

Apart from health concerns, some people perceive Trump's request for Coca-Cola to switch to cane sugar as politically motivated.

Coca-Cola is one of the most iconic and recognizable brands and flavors on the planet, but it sounds like the soft drink giant is set to make a subtle tweak to its formula in the United States. On Wednesday afternoon,

Donald Trump announced that beverage giant Coca-Cola would replace high-fructose corn syrup used in its drinks with cane sugar in the US. The US President says the move will make the drink ‘just better’.