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Sugar Shocker:

Sugar Shocker:. What’s in YOUR Drink?. Why do drinks matter?. Eating or drinking lots of sugar is not healthy and can cause diseases like diabetes. Many drinks contain lots of hidden sugar. A diet high in pop or sugary drinks has additional health risks.

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Sugar Shocker:

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  1. Sugar Shocker: What’s in YOUR Drink? Sugar Shocker presentation

  2. Why do drinks matter? • Eating or drinking lots of sugar is not healthy and can cause diseases like diabetes. • Many drinks contain lots of hidden sugar. • A diet high in pop or sugary drinks has additional health risks. • Drinking pop can mean we drink lots of caffeine too. Sugar Shocker presentation

  3. Best Choices: • Wonderful Water: Healthy drink choice! • Marvelous Milk: Healthy drink choice! Sugar Shocker presentation

  4. Choose Sometimes: • Unsweetened Juice • Flavoured Milk (i.e. chocolate milk) Sugar Shocker presentation

  5. Chocolate Bar Milkshake The BIG One, slush drinks, Pop, Diet Pop Sports Drink Fruit Drink DRINK Choose Least Often: Sugar Shocker presentation

  6. of added sugar up to 17 tsp Sugar in drinks • One cup (250ml) of milk contains about 3 tsp of sugar • One cup (250ml) of unsweetened fruit juice contains about 7 tsp of sugar. • Drinks with added sugar have more calories and don’t have the nutrients of milk and juice. Sugar Shocker presentation

  7. The Problem with Sugary Drinks • Soft drinks have no nutritional value • Today school kids drink 3 times more pop than 20 years ago • They now drink twice as much pop as milk • Excess weight gain in children has been linked to sugar-sweetened drinks Sugar Shocker presentation

  8. Source:www.calgaryhealthregion.ca/rethinkyourdrink Sugar Shocker presentation

  9. Your choice matters! Sugar and Tooth Decay: • Sugar mixes with bacteria in your mouth and makes acid • Diet and ”sugar-free” drinks also contain acid • Acid breaks down tooth enamel • An acid “attack” lasts 20 minutes and starts again with every sip Sugar Shocker presentation

  10. Your choice matters! Obesity and overweight: • High-sugar drinks add empty calories that can lead to weight gain • Obese people have a higher chance of getting heart disease, cancer, stroke, Type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure Sugar Shocker presentation

  11. Your choice matters! Osteoporosis: • Osteoporosis happens when your bones become weak and brittle • Osteoporosis can happen if you don’t get enough calcium and vitamin D in your diet • Sugary drinks are often chosen instead of milk, which means that person may not get enough calcium and vitamin D Sugar Shocker presentation

  12. About Calcium: According to Canada’s Food Guide to Healthy Eating, children and youth need: Sugar Shocker presentation

  13. Your choice matters! Caffeine: • Some pop (such as Coke, Pepsi, Barq’s Root Beer, Jolt, Dr.Pepper) and some energy drinks contain caffeine • Caffeine is a stimulant and affects people according to their body weight • One can of cola (355 ml) may have the same effect on a young child as four cups of coffee would have on an adult Sugar Shocker presentation

  14. Other reasons to • Pop and other drinks create garbage • Healthy drinks help you concentrate better in school • Natural drinks are more traditional Sugar Shocker presentation

  15. Rethink your drink, and you will: • Have a great smile • Have a healthy environment • Have healthy bones • Have better concentration • Have good overall health • Keep up traditions Source:www.dropthepopnwt.ca Sugar Shocker presentation

  16. Source:www.calgaryhealthregion.ca/rethinkyourdrink Sugar Shocker presentation

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  18. References: • “(T-1) BACKGROUND INFORMATION”, Rethink Your Drink Campaign, Calgary Health Region (www.calgaryhealthregion.ca/rethinkyourdrink) • Drop The Pop NWT (www.dropthepopnwt.ca) • David Thompson Health Region “You Are What You Eat” presentation (www.dthr.ab.ca/resources/documents/nutrition/index.htm) Sugar Shocker presentation

  19. Funding and assistance for this project was provided by: • Re-Think Your Drink Campaign • The Health Promotion Fund, Department of Health and Social Services • Health Promotion & Nutrition Programs Sugar Shocker presentation

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