Tuesday, May 8, 2012

CALORIES IN SOFT DRINKS AND BEVERAGES



When drinking, drinks are generally taken equivalent to water and harmless specially colas and carbonated drinks and beverages! But researches show that average 70 ml of cola per day causes about 5 kg of weight gain in one year. This simply signifies the importance of avoiding or taking these drinks with caution if one wants to lose weight.
Similarly one peg of alcohol with cola provides as much calories as 300 ml of cola and 240 ml of beer is equivalent to 200 ml of carbonated drink. One cup of hot chocolate contain highest amount of calorie.

  ITEMS                                           AMOUNT                       CALORIES
·         Juices and Soft Drinks
Cola                                                   300 ml                              140            
Carbonated beverages                      200 ml                              100
Coconut water                                  100 ml                                25
Hot chocolate                                    1 cup                                 200
Orange juice                                     100 ml                                47
Tea or coffee
   With no cream/sugar                      1 cup                                  00
   2 tbsp                                              1 cup                                  90
   2 tbsp                                              1 cup                                  90
Tomato juice                                     100 ml                                 22

·         Alcoholic beverages
Alcohol with cola                              one peg                             140
Beer                                                   240 ml                             114
Dry Gin                                               30 ml                                 80
Martini (cocktail)                              one (average)                     160
Rum, Scotch                                      30 ml                                 80
Sherry                                                60 ml                                 80                         


Dr. M. K. Tyagi

D.H.M.S., Dip. N.I.H.
Research Officer 

Sewa Mandir

Mobile" 09829157926

Email: 1.sewamandir@usa.net, 2.manju_mkt2003@yahoo.co.in

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