PRESENTATION OUTLINE
Benefits of Reducing Sugar Consumption
Heart disease, stroke, cancer, and diabetes are among the most common, costly, and preventable of health problems
Annual per capita consumption increased 25 pounds from
1970 to 2000
Reducing our sugar consumption will improve our health
The majority of the diseases in the United States are preventable by change in our daily consumption of sugar
Sugar has other names:
• Raw sugar
• Maltose or sucrose
• Cane sugar
• Corn sweetener
• Syrup, honey
• Fruit juice concentrates
• Molasses
• High fructose corn syrup
• Men : 150 calories per day
(37.5 g or 9 teaspoon)
• Women : 100 calories per day
(25 g or 6 teaspoon)
Orange Juice 8 oz
6 Teaspoons
24 g of sugar
Consuming too much sugar can make you gain weight.
Health Problems
• Diabetes
• Heart diseases
• Stroke
• Cancer
• Myopia
• Memory loss
• Poor memory
• Attention Deficit Disorder
Less sugar, you are going to have a live longer.
Keep your blood sugar in a healthy range
Eat a healthy diet with a reasonable number of calories in a balanced diet