Sugar
Sugars in food: AKA Sucrose/sucralose Table sugar, raw sugar,
turbinado sugar Granulated cane sugar Confectioner’s or powdered
sugar Brown sugar Invert sugar Maple syrup Polydextrose Maltose Maltodextrin
Molasses Honey Date sugar Corn sweeteners Corn syrup/HFCS Fruit sugar (fructose) Levulose Fruit juice concentrate Concentrated fruit juice
sweetener Glucose dextrose
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVsgXPt564Q&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEbRxTOyGf0
http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/OnCall/story?id=4439943&page=1
High Fructose Corn Syrup What is it?
Sweetener made from corn Metabolized in body similar to sugar?
FDA: “Generally recognized as safe.” Still controversial Does it promote obesity?
Enhances flavor, softens texture & protects freshness
Being renamed “Corn Sugar”
(Brownell, 2006)
(Brownell, 2006)
Artificial Sweeteners The good & the bad.
Not metabolized the same way as sugar Saves calories
But…People may end up consuming more
Artificial Sweeteners
Saccharin:AKA: Sweet & LowOne of the first substitutes approved by FDA
Aspartame:AKA: Nutrasweet or EqualApproved by FDA in 1981
Stevia:South American shrub
Artificial Sweeteners continued
Sucralose:AKA: Splenda600 times sweeter than sugarApproved by FDA in 1998
Neotame:7,000 times sweeter than sugarFDA preliminary reports “safe”
Activity
So.. How much sugar is actually in some common products?
Conversion: 4 grams = 1 teaspoon
Sodas
New York City Campaign
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8g3e22ycIw
Sodas are the #1 source of added sugar in the American diet!
(Jacobson, 2005; cspinet.org)
(Brownell, 2006)
Soda & Calories In General:
12 oz Pepsi – 150 calories
32 oz Pepsi – 400 calories
64 oz Pepsi – 800 calories
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Soda & Obesity – connection? Harvard Study:
Obesity increases significantly with each daily serving of sugar-sweetened soft drink.
Soft drinks currently are the leading source of added sugar in the daily diet.
“It is not uncommon for teenagers to receive 500 to 1000 calories per day from sugar-sweetened drinks.” (David Ludwig, coauthor)
(Gortmaker, S., & Ludwig, D., (2001) Harvard School of Public Health)
Soda & Obesity continued
Overall, it is easy to over-consume calories.
Soda & HFCS
Are diet sodas healthier?
Soda & Bones
Girls who are active:5x more likely to have bone fractures with
soda consumption.
Theory of why: Phosphoric acid may affect calcium metabolism
and bone mass.
(Wyshak, G., (2000), Harvard School of Public Health)
To Tax or Not to Tax?
Would taxing soft drinks help?
Pros …
Thoughts?
Beverages
Six levels of beveragesWaterUnsweetened tea / coffeeLow-Fat, Skim Milk and SoyNoncalorically sweetened Caloric with some nutrientsCalorically sweetened