Transcript F11 HE325 Sugar & Soda

Sugar
Sugars in food: AKA
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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
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Molasses
Honey
Date sugar
Corn sweeteners
Corn syrup/HFCS
Fruit sugar (fructose)
Levulose
Fruit juice concentrate
Concentrated fruit juice
sweetener
Glucose
dextrose
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVsgXP
t564Q&feature=related
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEbRxT
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http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/OnCall/story?
id=4439943&page=1
High Fructose Corn Syrup
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What is it?
 Sweetener
made from corn
 Metabolized in body similar to sugar?
 FDA:
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“Generally recognized as safe.”
Still controversial
Does it promote obesity?
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Enhances flavor, softens texture & protects
freshness
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Being renamed “Corn Sugar”
(Brownell, 2006)
(Brownell, 2006)
Artificial Sweeteners
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The good & the bad.
Not metabolized the same way as sugar
 Saves calories
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But…
 People
may end up consuming more
Artificial Sweeteners
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Saccharin:
 AKA:
Sweet & Low
 One of the first substitutes approved by FDA
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Aspartame:
 AKA:
Nutrasweet or Equal
 Approved by FDA in 1981
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Stevia:
 South
American shrub
Artificial Sweeteners continued
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Sucralose:
 AKA:
Splenda
 600 times sweeter than sugar
 Approved by FDA in 1998
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Neotame:
 7,000
times sweeter than sugar
 FDA preliminary reports “safe”
Activity
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So.. How much sugar is actually in some
common products?
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Conversion: 4 grams = 1 teaspoon
Sodas
New York City Campaign
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8g3e2
2ycIw
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Sodas are the #1 source of added sugar in
the American diet!
(Jacobson, 2005; cspinet.org)
(Brownell, 2006)
Soda & Calories
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In General:
 12
oz Pepsi – 150 calories
 32
oz Pepsi – 400 calories
 64
oz Pepsi – 800 calories
http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=soda&view=detail&id=7EE0C53857D87A5ECAE95301D2FA6705F2EAF2A1&first=1&FORM=IDFRIR
Soda & Obesity – connection?
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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.
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is not uncommon for teenagers to receive
500 to 1000 calories per day from sugarsweetened drinks.” (David Ludwig, coauthor)
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(Gortmaker, S., & Ludwig, D., (2001) Harvard School of Public Health)
Soda & Obesity continued
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Overall, it is easy to over-consume
calories.
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Soda & HFCS
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Are diet sodas healthier?
Soda & Bones
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Girls who are active:
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more likely to have bone fractures with
soda consumption.
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of why:
Phosphoric acid may affect calcium metabolism
and bone mass.
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(Wyshak, G., (2000), Harvard School of Public Health)
To Tax or Not to Tax?
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Would taxing soft drinks help?
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Pros …
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Thoughts?
Beverages
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Six levels of beverages
 Water
 Unsweetened
tea / coffee
 Low-Fat, Skim Milk and Soy
 Noncalorically sweetened
 Caloric with some nutrients
 Calorically sweetened