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10 Disturbing Reasons the food you are eating is making you sick
How bad food is affecting our health• Decrease in energy levels• Obesity• Liver and heart damage/disease• Type 2 diabetes• High blood sugar• ……just to name a few
Does FAT make you FAT?
source: Dr. R. Lustig
The low fat craze started in the 1970’s
Obesity rates have increased by 200%/tripled between 1985 – 2011
Source: Memorial University, St. John’s
It all starts here!
Source: carmelsmiledentist.com
More people are dying of obesity than they are of starvation
Also recommends we consume less that 5% of our calories from sugar
Source: heart.org
Men 37.5 grams / Women 25 grams
Comparison of Canadian and US ConsumptionPopulation Average per person per day (Added sugars estimated)
Canada(CCHS 2004)
US(NHANES 2003-04)
Total Calories 2073 Calories 2195 Calories
Total sugars (grams) - natural and added
110 g 133 g
Added sugars (grams)* 55 g 88 g
Added sugars (Calories) 220 Calories 352 Calories
Added sugars (tsp) 13 tsp 21 tsp
Added sugars (% Calories) 10.7% 15.9%
*Added sugars estimates:Canada: Brisbois TD, Marsden S, Anderson GH, Sievenpiper JL. Estimated intakes and sources of total and added sugars in the Canadian diet. Nutrients. 2014;6(5):1899-1912.United States: Welsh JA, Sharma AJ, Grellinger L, Vos MB. Consumption of added sugars is decreasing in the United States. Am J Clin Nutr. 2011;94:726-734.
Sources of Sugar “Natural”
Fructose Lactose
Sources of Sugar “Added sugar”
Sugar is also linked to:• Some cancers (New England Journal of Medicine, Clinical
Advances in Hematology & Oncology & The Journal of Physiology)
• Alzheimer's (The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition)
Source:blog.zingbars.com
Average Canadian Consumes13tsp/day x 365/days = 4745 tsp /year
23,275 grams of sugar a year 104 cups of sugar a year
60 lbs of sugar a year
Let’s compare
42g/10tspSugar/XL
DBDB
33g/7.8tspSugar/bar
20 g/4.7spSugar/cup
20 g/4.7tspSugar/cup
41g/9.76tspSugar/ca
39g/9.3tspSugar/bottle
23g/5.4tspSugar/old fashioned
glaze donut
25g/6tspSugar/wild blueberry
muffin
Source: timhortons.com
4g/0.9tspSugar/tbs
5g/1.1tspSugar/2tbs
Source: sugarstacks.com
www.momdot.com/similac_sugar/
“Around the world 6 month olds are being diagnosed as obese” says Dr. Lustig
Ingredients: CRUST – sugar, dextrose, fructose, celluloseIngredients: FILING – invert sugar, corn syrup, glycerine sugar
14 grams/3.3 tsp sugar (2.8tsp) & 3g/fibre
Dole Mixed Fruit Cup17 grams sugar
www.takepart.com/photos/shocking-sugar-stats
Coca-Cola Classic26.4 grams sugar
Starbucks Caramel Frappuccino64 grams sugar
Campbell’s Classic Tomato Soup on the Go20 grams sugar
Prego Fresh Mushroom Italian Sauce11 grams sugar/1/2 cup serving
10 Disturbing Reasons the food you are eating is making you sick….
1. There is sugar in your drinks2. There is sugar in your processed snacks3. There is sugar in your condiments and sauces4. The HFCS Glucose-Fructose in your processed
foods are addictive.5. The average Canadian is consuming too much
sugar. (approx. 60 lbs of sugar/year)
10 Disturbing Reasons the food you are eating is making you sick….
6. Sugar contributes to some cancers7. Sugar contributes to liver and heart disease8. Sugar contributes to Alzheimer’s9. Sugar causes obesity10. Sugar contributes to Type II Diabetes
Sugar is everywhere and we are all exposed to this everyday!