The average American consumes 100 pounds of sugar from food and beverages per year Thats almost 14 pound of sugar per day Consuming one or more sugar sweetened beverages daily increases your risk for overweight and obesity ID: 509894
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Slide1
Rethink Your Drink!Slide2
The average American consumes
~100
pounds of sugar from food and beverages per year. That's almost
1/4
pound of sugar per day!Slide3
Consuming one or more sugar sweetened beverages daily increases your risk for overweight and obesity
Nearly
50%
of American's increased calorie intake is from sweetened beverages.
Drinking
1-20 oz
soda per day adds
235
cal/day, and can add up to
25
pounds per yearSlide4
Increased consumption of sugar sweetened beverages can cause tooth decay and cavities Slide5
Natural Sugars:
What are they?
-Sugars that are found
naturally
within a food
Where are they found?
-Whole fruits and vegetables
-100% fruit juice
-MilkSlide6
Added Sugars
Added sugars are sugars and syrups that are
added to food or beverages
when they are processed or prepared.
This does
not
include naturally occurring sugars such as those in milk and fruitsSlide7
Detecting Added Sugars-
Added sugars may appear on the ingredient list as:
Corn Syrup
High Fructose Corn Syrup
Dextrose
Maltose
Sorbitol
Fruit juice concentrate
Honey
Glucose
FructoseSlide8
Sweetened Ingredient List Samples-Slide9
Reading Nutrition Labels-
Things to notice:
Serving size
Calories
SugarsSlide10
Converting Grams to Teaspoons
How to find the
total grams
of sugar in a bottle?
(Servings) x (Grams of Sugar) = Total
Grams
(
2.5 servings
)
x (
27
g
) =
67.5 g total
How to convert
grams
to
teaspoons
?
(Total Grams)/ 4 = Total Teaspoons of
Sugar
(
67.5g
)/
4
=
17 total teaspoons
Slide11
5 C’s of Sugary Drinks
Content
Calories
Cavities
Caffeine
Calcium LossSlide12
Possible Health Effects
Obesity
Diabetes
Heart Disease
Tooth DecaySlide13
Water!
Essential to
life
Makes up 55-75% of body weight
Functions of water in the
body-
Carries nutrients throughout the body
Helps waste travel out of the body
Helps breakdown food
Acts as a cushion around joints, the eyes, and the spinal cord
Helps maintain body temperatureSlide14
Tips for making healthy beverage choices
Carry a refillable water bottle
Serve water with meals
Have water handy-keep a pitcher of water in the fridge
Make water more exciting by adding cucumber, lemon, lime, a splash of 100% fruit juice or herbal tea
Drink unsweetened iced tea or seltzerSlide15
How many grams of sugar equal one teaspoon?
3
5
7
4
Answer:
D
,
4
grams is equal to
1
teaspoon of sugarSlide16
True or False?
The typical bottle of soda has tripled in size since the
1950’s
Answer:
True
Sizes have increased from
34 oz
to up to even
64 oz
todaySlide17
All of the following are effects of consuming sugary drink daily, except:
Calcium loss
Cataracts
Caffeine
Cavities
Answer:
B
The
5
C’s of Sugary Drinks are calories,
calcium loss, caffeine, content, and cavities Slide18
Sugary drinks are the single largest food category contributing added sugar to the American diet
True or False?
Answer:
TrueSlide19
If a drink contains 28 grams of sugar, how many total teaspoons would it contain?
7
12
9
5
Answer:
A,
28
grams/
4
grams/teaspoon =
7
teaspoons Slide20
Detect the added sugars-
Answer:
Sucrose Syrup
Glucose Fructose SyrupSlide21
True or False?
Drinking sugary drinks regularly nearly doubles the risk of dental cavities
Answer:
TrueSlide22
Approximately what percent of our body is made up of water?
10-20%
45-55%
55-75%
80-90%
Answer:
C,
55-75%
of the human body is made up of waterSlide23
Sugary drink consumption has more than doubled in the last 30 years
True or False?
Answer:
True
~77
extra calories per day from sugary drinks, can add up to an extra
25
pounds of weight per yearSlide24
True or False?
Sweetened juice products with minimal juice content, such as juice pouches, are considered sugar-sweetened beverages rather than fruit juice
Answer:
True