6 Offensively Enormous Beverages

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Calories from sugary drinks may be particularly harmful to your health. New York City Mayor Bloomberg's proposed ban on large sweet drinks is hardly without controversy. But there's no debating some beverages have way, way, way more calories, sugar, and sometimes fat than we need. Women who drink two or more of them a day were more likely to develop abnormal levels of fasting glucose-a sign of diabetes, according to research... more 

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Calories from sugary drinks may be particularly harmful to your health. New York City Mayor Bloomberg's proposed ban on large sweet drinks is hardly without controversy. But there's no debating some beverages have way, way, way more calories, sugar, and sometimes fat than we need. Women who drink two or more of them a day were more likely to develop abnormal levels of fasting glucose-a sign of diabetes, according to research presented at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions last year. Bloomberg's ban would apply to sweetened drinks larger than 16 ounces, but we found many popular chains selling shockingly bigger options. Take a look: less