This is a presentation about one of the real causes of obesity, sugar sweetened beverages. It details how while sugar in beverages has skyrocketed, so has our wastelines.
It also shows what we can do to solve the problems. Check it out!
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Sweet Demise - The Real Facts about Sugar Sweetened Beverages
1. +
Taxing Liquid Sugar:
The lowdown on the sugar-
sweetened beverage tax
2. The Problem: Obesity in the U.S.
o Americans consume too much sugar. Over the years, our
consumption has significantly increased.
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10. Sugar Sweetened Beverages: A Big
Part of the Problem
o The average American consumes around 50 gallons of
sugary bevs each year. This is equal to 41 pounds of sugar
and about 72,000 calories.
o Research has found a link between obesity and consumption
of sugar-sweetened beverages.
o For example, a recently study in San Francisco found that
around 8.7% of the city’s obesity rates could be attributed to
consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages.
11. Sugar-sweetened
beverages are the
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14. Smoothie King
Peanut Power + Grape
o Large (40oz)
o 1,498 calories
o 44 grams fat
o 214 grams of sugar
o Sugar equivalent=
20 Reese’s Peanut
Butter Cups
15. Instead… try a High Protein
Banana Smoothie
o 16 oz
o 322
calories
o 8 grams
of fat
o 23 grams
of sugar
16. McDonald’s Large Triple Thick
Chocolate Shake
o 1,160
calories
o 27 grams of
fat
o 168 grams
of sugar
o Sugar
equivalent
= 13 Baked
Hot Apple
Pies
17. Instead of the Triple Thick Shake… try
McDonald’s Hot Fudge Sundae
o 340 calories
o 12 grams of fat
o 47 grams of sugar
18. DQ Caramel Moolatte
o 870 Calories
o 24 grams of fat
o 112 grams of sugar
o Sugar equivalent =
100 frosted animal
crackers
19. Instead of a Moolatte… have a
Dilly Bar!
o 210 calories
o 13 grams of fat
o 17 grams of sugar
20. Starbucks Venti Java
Chip Frappuccino
o 510 calories
o 13 grams of fat
o 77 grams of sugar
o Sugar equivalent =
3.5 large chocolate
chip cookies
21. Starbuck’s White Hot Chocolate
o 520 calories
o 16 grams of fat
o 75 grams of sugar
o Sugar equivalent =
14 Oreos
22. Cold Stone Creamery
PB & C Shake
o 2,010 calories
o 131 grams of fat
o 153 grams of sugar
o Sugar equivalent=
30 Chips Ahoy Cookies
23. Instead of a PB & C…drink a
Sinless Oh Fudge Shake
o “Like it” size
o 490 calories
o 2 grams of fat
o 44 grams of sugar
24. Sugar-Sweetened Beverages and
Youth
o Marketers of soda and sugary
beverages aggressively target youth.
o Soda accounts for about 10% of total
calories the average kid consumers in
a day
o Kids who drink a lot of soda don’t get
enough of important nutrients like
folate, vitamin A, and calcium.
25. Sugar-Sweetened Beverages and
Youth
o Research has also shown that youth are particularly more
likely to reduce consumption upon increase in price.
o The obesity rate for kids in around 17.5%.
Another study observed
middle-school students
over two school years, and
concluded that their risk
of obesity skyrocketed
60% for every additional
sugary drink they
consumed a day.
26. Potential Solution: Sugar-
Sweetened Beverage Tax
o What this means: A tax on all sugar-sweetened beverages,
including (non-diet) sodas, sweetened teas, fruit drinks,
sports drinks, etc…
o Currently, 33 states have minor SSB taxes – but the taxes
aren’t significant enough to create change.
27. Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Tax
o Research demonstrates, and tobacco taxes prove, that raising the
price of unhealthy foods will most likely lead to reduced
consumption
o Consequently, this tax could help reduce adult and childhood
obesity.
o Additionally, money generated from the tax can be used to further
promote public health efforts in the U.S. Even if a tax of only 3 cents
a soda was imposed, it could raise $51.6 billion in the next 10
years.
o This is needed, for obesity-
related health problems cost
America about $117 billion each
year.
Who’s doing what: TC does the intro part.Drink this not that: Nick – coldstone, Alexxis – DQ, TC – Starbucks, Nick –Smoothie King, Alexxis – McDonald’s
Insert drink this not that slides
Alexxis – SSB and youth
Nick - Tax
Sugar packets = 3g
Sugar packets = 3g
Nick – talk about how this is natural sugar, and the difference btwn natural and unnatural.