Because of the amount of FAT, SUGARS, and SODIUM in processed foods:
The UnHealthy-Obesity epidemic is here….
One out of every FIVE elementary school children in CT is overweight/obese.One out of every THREE children born today will develop Type II Diabetes by the time they are teenagers!
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The highest number of new cases of Type II Diabetes now occurs in adults between 18 and 34 years of age. (This used to be a disease occurring in those over 55!)
Let’s look at some examples:
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2. Soda Consumption in the U.S., (sometimes called “LIQUID CANDY”), during the past thirty years, has increased by 61% in adults and has more than doubled in children and adolescents. (Nutrition Action Newsletter, Sept. 2004)
The average 12-ounce can of soda contains about 40 grams of refined sugars. That's 10 teaspoons of pure sugar. Would you ever eat 10 teaspoons of sugar at once? Diets high in refined sugars can promote obesity, increase the risk of diabetes/ high blood pressure/ and heart disease.
Sugars* /Content of Carbonated Non-Diet Soft Drinks
Minute Maid Orange Soda (Coca-Cola Co.) 48g /12tsp
Mountain Dew (PepsiCo) 46g/12tsp
Pepsi 41g/10tsp
Dr Pepper 40g/10tssp
Coca-Cola Classic 40g/10tsp
7Up 39g/10tsp
Sprite (Coca-Cola Co.) 38g/9tsp
* grams per 12 fl. oz (360 mL)
The U. S. Department of Agriculture recommends a person who consumes 2,000 calories each day should not have more than 40 grams of refined sugars each day!
Therefore, 3 CANS of COKE each day = 120 grams of refined sugar
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Carbonated drinks are the single biggest source of refined sugars in the American diet. U.S. per person consumption of sweeteners (cane and beet sugars, corn syrup, honey, molasses) is 158.4 pounds/year.
- corn sweeteners, 89.1 pounds
- cane and beet sugars, 67.9 pounds
- all others, 1.4 pounds
During the years 1989 to 2008, calories from sugary beverages increased by 60% in children ages 6 to 11, from 130 to 209 calories per day, and the percentage of children consuming them rose from 79% to 91%. (Lasater G, Piernas C, Popkin BM. Beverage patterns and trends among school-aged children in the US, 1989-2008. Nutr J. 2011;10:103).
Beverage companies in the US spent roughly $3.2 billion marketing carbonated beverages in 2006, with nearly a half billion dollars of that marketing aimed directly at youth ages 2–17. (US Federal Trade Commission. Marketing Food to Children and Adolescents: A Review of Industry Expenditures, Activities, and Self-Regulation. 2008).
Coca-Cola spent $2.9 billion on marketing worldwide in 2010. (Source: Atlanta Journal-Constitution 2011 ).
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