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Unhealthiest drinks in America

Bill Sullivan
November 24, 2008

According to a study from the University of North Carolina, Americans consume 450 calories a day from beverages, nearly twice as many as 30 years ago. The increase amounts to an extra 23 pounds a year that we’re forced to work off.

Recently, Men’s Health published a list of the 20 Unhealthiest Drinks in America. Some beverages you may have thought were good for you are anything but.

Check out the bottom 10:

20. Worst Light Beer
Samuel Adams Light (12 oz bottle): 124 calories, 10 g carbohydrates

19. Worst “Healthy” Drink
Glaceau VitaminWater (20 oz bottle): 130 calories, 33 g sugar

18. Worst Soda
Sunkist (12 oz can): 190 calories, 52 g sugar

17. Worst Beer
Sierra Nevada Stout (12 oz bottle): 210 calories, 20 g carbohydrates

16. Worst Lemonade
Minute Maid Lemonade (20 oz bottle): 250 calories, 68 g sugar

15. Worst Tea-Like Substance
SoBe Zen Tea (20 oz bottle): 275 calories, 70 g sugar

14. Worst Energy Drink
Rockstar Original (16 oz can): 280 calories, 62 g sugar

13. Worst Iced Tea
Lipton Iced Brisk Lemon Iced Tea (20 oz bottle): 325 calories, 81 g sugar

12. Worst Juice Imposter
Arizona Kiwi Strawberry (23.5 oz can): 360 calories, 84 grams of sugar

11. Worst Chocolate Milk
Nesquik (16 oz bottle): 400 calories, 10 g fat (6 g saturated), 60 g sugar

To see the rest of the list, read about all of these problem drinks, and learn about sensible replacements, visit Men’s Health 

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