Coke, using a workout calculator it created with the help of physical activity expert Dr. Greg Whyte, says it would take 17 minutes running, 22 minutes of aerobic exercise and 17 minutes playing basketball to burn 138 calories in a 12-ounce can of Coke.

A study by John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Health in Baltimore says that to burn the calories from a 20-ounce bottle of soda, a consumer would have to walk five miles or run for about 50 minutes.

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Ceudy Gutierrez reads a book to her 2-year-old son, Matias, at their home in Buford, GA, on Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025. Ceudy Gutierrez is struggling to make ends meet for herself and her three young kids following her husband’s ICE arrest earlier this fall. (Miguel Martinez/ AJC)

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