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What you didn’t know about your latest caffeine fix

By | August 22, 2009, 9:17 AM PDT

It’s 3 o’clock in the afternoon and you’re looking for a caffeine fix.

A hazelnut mocha with whipped cream?

(Maybe not the best decision.)

How about a cappuccino?

(Turns out that’s not such a great idea either.)

If you’re one to watch your weight, a caffeine binge might set you back more than you thought.

That cappuccino? It has the same amount of calories as a glass of wine.

That hazelnut mocha with whip? Almost 600 calories — or the rough equivalent of a McDonald’s Big Mac.

A neat graphic visualization by David McCandless on InformationIsBeautiful shows you how much bulge you face from your latest buzz — and how much exercise it will take to take it off again:

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Andrew Nusca is editor of SmartPlanet.

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Andrew Nusca is editor of SmartPlanet and an associate editor for ZDNet. Previously, he worked at Money, Men's Vogue and Popular Mechanics magazines. He holds degrees from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism and New York University. He based in New York but resides in Philadelphia.

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RE: What you didn't know about your latest caffeine fix
Sheesh! Give us a break will ya? If I don't eat, don't drink, and hold my breath it will be the best 2 minutes of my life........
Posted by winddrift03
24th Aug 2009
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