These soda bottles represent the average number of sodas that American teens drink each year.  Here are some facts about soda you should know.

• The average male teenager drinks over 700 bottles of soda a year
• The average female teenager drinks over 500 bottles of soda a year
• Drinking soda (regular or diet) may increase your risk of getting heart disease and type 2 diabetes.
• Drinking soda also increases your chances of becoming obese and overweight because it almost always adds too much to the number of calories you're eating each day.
• Regular soda has 150 calories, without other nutrients such as vitamins or minerals. This means it doesn't have anything healthy in it. Not only is there nothing healthy in it, but it actually may rob you of good health!

Try this tip: Replace at least one soda a day with a glass of water or seltzer, but not fruit juice or fruit drinks.  You could lose up to 15 pounds in a year!  This healthy change in your diet is a real win!