November 15/New York/CBS News -- Sodas and sugar-sweetened beverages are not the only drinks contributing calories to Americans' diets. Alcohol accounts for about 5% of adults' caloric intake, a new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found.
Sugary drinks, often the target of public health campaigns and an upcoming New York City law, account for about 6% of adults' calories.
"We've been focusing on sugar-sweetened beverages. This is something new," said Cynthia Ogden, one of the study's authors. She's an epidemiologist with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention which released its findings on the CDC's National Center for Health Statistics website.