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| April 01, 2008 | COPYRIGHT 2009 Belvoir Media Group, LLC. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Over the past 37 years, the number of calories that adults get through beverages has nearly doubled, according to a study published in the November 2007 issue of Obesity Research. And it's not just sugary sodas that are adding to the obesity crisis--it's also fruit drinks, alcohol, and other high-calorie beverages.

"I always remind clients that the calories you drink are more likely to show up on the scale than the calories you chew," says Sari Greaves, RD, a dietitian at New York Presbyterian/ Weill Cornell's Cardiac Health Center. "That's because beverage calories do not register the same sense of fullness as food calories."

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