By Katharine Dyson
Golf Press Association Contributing Lifestyle Editor

While recently playing golf on a hot sticky day with my friend, we were waiting for the par-3 green to clear.

“I really have to lose some weight,” he said. “I’m trying but nothing is working.”

He is not alone, as 66 percent of Americans are overweight and struggling.

At the halfway house, he picked up a couple large bottles of FruitWater. Two holes later and one of the bottles was gone. The second went just as quick.

“Good stuff,” he said, tossing the bottles in the trash can. “I used to like Coke, but this has all kinds of good stuff and hey, it’s mostly water.”

Water’s got to be good for you, right? Depends.

If you’re quenching your thirst with flavored waters like Glacéau’s VitaminWater, two 20-ounce bottles add up to 250 calories. Go ahead, read the fine print.

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