The True Cost of Soda
By: Anthony Adragna
Published: October 31, 2011

New York City has launched a simple, but effective campaign to remind people of the health effects of just one can of soda. They've created several videos with quick facts about what soda consumption means for your health. In the one above, they reveal that you have to walk three miles from Union Square to Brooklyn just to burn off the calories from one 20 ounce soda. 
In the video below, we learn that drinking one can of soda a day can cause you to pack on ten extra pounds in just one year. 
Simple, but effective.