TOMORROW THROUGH SUNDAY AND NEXT WEEKEND, AS WELL. SAY HIGH TO JOE-JOE, MY NEW FRIEND. [HORN HONKING] Guy: AND THIS MAY HAVE YOU THINKING TWICE ABOUT WHAT DRINK YOU REACH FOR. Rhonda: ONE IN EVERY 100 DEATHS IS CAUSED BY SOME TYPE OF SUGARY DRINK, WHETHER IT'S POP OR RED BULL LIKE WE HAVE HERE. LAUREN PODELL IS LIVE WITH MORE ON THIS WARNING, WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW AND HOW THIS CONNECTION WAS MADE. LAUREN, GOOD MORNING! Lauren: RHONDA AND GUY, GOOD MORNING! THERE'S PROBABLY A LOT OF YOU WAKING UP TRYING TO DECIDE WHAT TO DRINK THIS MORNING: COFFEE, POP, AN ENERGY DRINK. WE'RE TALKING 31 GRAMS OF SUGAR IN MOUNTAIN DEW, 27 IN RED BULL. AND THERE'S A LOT OF OTHER STARTLING NUMBERS THAT SAYS DRINKING THESE MAY NOT BE THE BEST FOR OUR HEALTH BY ANY MEANS. I'M A POP FANATIC. Lauren: IT'S HOW HE GETS HIS START EVERY MORNING, AN ENERGY DRINK IN ONE HAND, A CHERRY COKE IN THE OTHER. I JUST GET ONE IN THE MORNING TO GET GOING AND CONTINUE ON. I MEAN, IT'S ROUGH FIRST THING IN THE MORNING. Lauren: BUT A NEW STUDY OUT OF THE HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH LINKS THOSE DRINKS TO 180,000 DEATHS A YEAR WORLDWIDE, 46 GRAMS OF SUGAR HERE, 27 THERE, PUTS US AT RISK FOR DIABETES AND OBESITY. SO BEFORE YOU POP THE TOP, DO YOU KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DRINKING? EXCESSIVE CALORIES INTAKE CORRELATES WITH OBESITY AND DIABETES. Lauren: THE BEVERAGE ASSOCIATION SAID IT'S MORE SENSATIONALISM THAN SCIENCE. HERE AT THE MOBIL MART IN FERNDALE, WE WATCHED THE CARBONATATION. I REFUSE TO GIVE IT UP. Lauren: THE STUDY DID NOT INCLUDE LOW-CALORIE, NONFAT AND NO SUGAR PRODUCTS. YOU CAN SEE THIS SAYS ZERO CALORIES, ZERO GRAMS OF SUGAR. IF YOU STILL NEED YOUR ENERGY AND DON'T LIKE COFFEE, THIS MIGHT BE THE ONLY WAY TO GO TO AVOID THE HEALTH PROBLEMS IN THE