Whats the scoop?

In that short time in between my shower and gelling up my hair, I heard on the radio @ 6:15am this morning, on Drake & Zeke, 98.1 The Max, as they were reading the news:

"Helen Boe-champ, age 87, set the world record for high-jumping..."

An Unhealthy Truth

What is most unhealthy: Dr. Pepper, Full Throttle, or a delicious double chocolate chip frappuccino?

I have been doing a lot of nutritional study the past week, and reached the horrifying conclusion that those delicious drinks we so often indulge in, are quite more unhealthy than we thought. My study consists of the following nutritional information:

(All nutritional facts are based on a 16 fl oz. serving of the listed product)

Product: Contents:	Dr Pepper	Full Throttle	Double Chocolate Chip Frappuchino (Grande)
Calories	200	200	580
Total Fat	0g	0g	22g
Sodium	70mg	140mg	370mg
Carbohydrates	54g	56g	86g
Sugar	54g	58g	65g
Dietary Fiber	0g	0g	3g
Vitamins	NONE	Vitamin b6 (20%), Vitamin B12 (10%)	Vitamin A (6%), Calcium (45%), Iron (20%)

Dr. Pepper Source
Full Throttle Source
Starbucks Frappuccino Source

So what can be drawn from this is that besides the Sodium (which I would conclude is mostly the excess caffeine in Full Throttle), there is nothing more substantially unhealthy about Full Throttle than there is about Dr. Pepper. Both are made with high fructose corn syrup, which is a disgusting substitute for sugar, that is highly damaging to the liver.

The very frightening conclusion from this is learning of the 580 calories in a Grande-sized Starbucks Double-Chocolate Chip frappuccino. In fact, from browsing through the linked source for Starbucks, I found that many of their drinks are very high in calories and carbohydrates. And to think that there was a possibility of such indulgence like Starbucks, without a price. I for one, would like to see Super Size Me 2 take aim at Starbucks. Perhaps a 30-day, all-Starbucks diet?

Blogging on the Mayor Race

For those who have not seen it yet. I have decided to blog on the local mayor race. Anyone interested, please visit and comment if you like. I'm looking for various opinions of this election race, and anything you have to say is useful and appreciated. I'm also looking to incite interest in the election, from otherwise uninterested Memphis voters. The link for this blog is:

http://thememphismayor.blogspot.com