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Hello again everyone, John Ng here. Just thought I’d pass on some fun info for you. It’s called the “Top 15 Worst Drink List”.

Read on, the results might shock you!

15. Worst Tea-Like Substance – SoBe Zen Tea (20 oz bottle)
• 275 calories
• 70 g sugar

Though the name might scream “healthy” to the unsuspecting drinker, there is little to celebrate about this beverage. SoBe can cram their drinks full of healthy-sounding extracts and vitamin supplements, but they can’t escape the fact that high-fructose corn syrup outranks tea on the ingredients list.

14. Worst Energy Drink – Rockstar Original (16 oz can)
• 280 calories
• 62 g sugar

Energy drink makers might feign a level of health by fortifying their products with a cocktail of vitamins and minerals, but don’t be fooled: Any minimal benefit they might provide is snuffed out by the blanket of sugar and calories each can contains. Want energy? Try a cup of homebrewed black tea. It has nearly zero calories and contains a deluge of disease-fighting antioxidants.

13. Worst Iced Tea – Lipton Iced Brisk Lemon Iced Tea (20 oz bottle)
• 325 calories
• 81 g sugar

Iced tea is loaded with metabolism-boosting, cancer-fighting compounds called polyphenols, but Lipton does its best to undo any potential healthy benefit you might derive from the tea’s antioxidants by drowning them in 20 teaspoons of sugar. Your tea of choice should carry no more than 15 grams of sugar per 20-oz serving.

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