Are You Pouring On The Pounds?
October 20th, 2009
Yesterday, I mentioned that drinking just one soda per day will help you gain 26 pounds per year. Well, it turns out the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene is currently running an ad campaign throughout the city to “encourage consumers to choose beverages with less sugar.”
As someone who has been writing about sugar consumption for quite a while, it’s awesome to see sugar finally getting a proper kick in the pants.
“The campaign’s signature image – in which a bottle of soda, ’sports’ drink or sweetened iced tea turns to a blob of fat as it reaches the glass – is a stark reminder of how these products can lead to obesity and related health problems. The ads urge New Yorkers to cut back on sugary beverages and quench their thirst with water, seltzer or low-fat milk instead. Many people may stir a teaspoon or two of sugar into their coffee, but few realize that a 20-ounce bottle of soda can contain 16 ½ teaspoons of sugar.”
Preach it Department of Health and Mental Hygiene!
Thomas A. Farley, the city’s Health Commissioner, states, “Sugary drinks shouldn’t be a part of our everyday diet. Drinking beverages loaded with sugars increases the risk of obesity and associated problems, particularly diabetes but also heart disease, stroke, arthritis and cancer.”
They even put together this helpful chart showing the number of teaspoons of sugar in several different drinks. Have a look and see where your favorite beverage falls. Then go to your kitchen and dump that poison down the drain!
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