No news story about soda tax
is complete without the scolding phrase "empty calories," yet soda
consumption per capita has remained steady over the past two
decades as obesity numbers have continued to rise. Weight gain is a
function of calories in minus calories out. Cola calories are not
uniquely "empty." They are not bleak, hollow shells of calories,
staging tiny productions of "Waiting for Godot" in your love
handles. Senior Editor Katherine Mangu-Ward debunks the myth of
empty calories and four other falsehoods.
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