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DID YOU KNOW THAT: You Have to Run 4 Miles to Burn Off a Bottle of Coke?

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I’ve always known that Coca-Cola is bad, especially when you are looking to stay healthy or loose some weight but I did not know that, I would have to run for 4 miles to burn off the calories in a bottle of Coke.

Scientists in US are asking for exercise data to be printed on Coca Cola packaging so that people will know exactly what it will take to burn of whatever they drink – because the current information based on calories is pretty meaningless to most people.

I agree with the above as most people including myself throw the calories count out without much understanding or what they actually mean.

Apparently, a 500ml bottle of Coke contains 210 calories, more than a 10th of the daily recommended intake for a woman.

According to a research, if people are told that they will need a 4.2 mile run or 42-minute walk to burn off the calories, they will think twice before going for a bottle of Coke.

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