Sugar Sweetened Beverages Jessica Pitzer What are sugar sweetened beverages Beverages that contain caloric sweeteners and include soft drinks soda fruit drinks punches sports drinks tea and coffee drinks energy drinks sweetened milk ID: 224753
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Reducing Sugar Sweetened Beverages
Jessica Pitzer Slide2
What are sugar sweetened beverages?
Beverages that contain caloric sweeteners and include: soft drinks, soda, fruit drinks, punches, sports drinks, tea and coffee drinks, energy drinks, sweetened milk
Typically sweetened with high fructose corn syrup or sucrose (table sugar) Slide3
Why consume sugary beverages?
Pleasing tasteSocial and environmental factors Advertising and promotion Fast food consumption
Television watching
Lack of other none sugar sweetened beverages
Increased access in home and school Slide4
Sugar Sweetened Beverages Largest source of added sugar in the US diet
Added caloriesContributes to obesity and diabetes epidemic Especially in youth
Sugar sweetened beverages have
few, if any, other nutrients
The highest consumers are adolescents ages 12 to 19 years old
This age is a crucial growth period that can be negatively effected by
sugar sweetened beverages Slide5
Consumption leads to the cause of:
Type 2 diabetes-Women who consumed one or more SSB per day were almost 2 times more likely to develop type 2 diabetes compared to those who drank less than oneSlide6
Consumption leads to the cause of:
Heart Disease SSB intake also appears to increase long-term risks of coronary blood pressure, diabetes, and body weight People who consumed more than 2 SSB per day were 18% increase in CHD incidence compared to those who drank one or less Slide7
Consumption leads to the cause of:
Hypertension Reducing SSB reduces systolic blood pressure, possible through a pathway involving serum uric acid levels and the activation of renin angiotensin systemSlide8
How many sugar cubes does a 18 oz. bottle of apple juice contain? Slide9
Number of cubes: 13Slide10
How many sugar cubes does a 16.9 oz. bottle of Mountain Dew contain? Slide11
Number of cubes: 16 ½ Slide12
How many sugar cubes does a small Starbucks mocha Frappuccino contain? Slide13
Number of cubes: 12Slide14
How many sugar cubes does a can of Red Bull contain? Slide15
Number of cubes: 7Slide16
How many sugar cubes does a tall can of Arizona Ice Tea contain? Slide17
Number of cubes: 18Slide18
How many sugar cubes does a 1 liter bottle of Mountain Dew contain? Slide19
Number of cubes: 31!!Slide20Slide21