Sugary drinks are piling on the pounds

A single can of soda a day can add 15 up to pounds a year, report says - Associated Press

MILWAUKEE - Americans have sipped their way to fatness by drinking far more soda and other sugary drinks over the last four decades, a new scientific review concludes. An extra can of soda a day can pile on 15 pounds (7 kilograms) in a single year, and the evidence strongly suggests that this sort of increased consumption is a key reason that more people have gained weight, the researchers say. See: Sugary drinks are piling on pounds