About 21 percent of the calories that Americans consume come from things we drink, not things we eat. Jane Brody offers us that tidbit and more in this story on the calories we drink, in the New York Times. Brody reports that calories from sugary drinks account for half the rise in caloric intake by Americans since the late 1970s, and American’s liking for such drinks shows no sign of abating. Anyone know how many calories there are in a 16-ounce Starbucks Caffe
Mocha without the whipped cream? Brody does: 240.
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