Obesity Prevention Summit, December 6, 2012 Shoreline, WA
Community Approaches to Healthier Beverage Environments
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Overview Jennifer Trott, COPC Why sugary drinks and what are we
doing about it? Paula Sword, Seattle Childrens Mission Nutrition;
how Seattle Childrens is approaching sugary drinks. Anne Pearson,
ChangeLab Solutions Policy options to reduce overconsumption of
sugary drinks. Discussion You ask questions and share your thoughts
Obesity Prevention Summit, December 6, 2012 Shoreline, WA
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What are Sugary drinks? Obesity Prevention Summit, December 6,
2012 Shoreline, WA Sugary drinks include non-diet sodas, sports
drinks, energy drinks, sweetened fruit drinks and vitamin
drinksthey contain little or no nutritional value and are one of
the leading causes of obesity.
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Why Soda and Sugary Drinks? Sugary drinks are a leading cause
of obesity today. Sugary drinks are typically inexpensive and
readily available where we work, live, play (and often where we
learn). They tend to have high calorie counts, not to mention
sugar, yet they dont make us full like food does. Obesity
Prevention Summit, December 6, 2012 Shoreline, WA
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Why Soda and Sugary Drinks? We drink a LOT. On average,
Americans drink about 40 pounds of sugar a year. A 20-ounce bottle
of soda on average has more than 16 teaspoons of sugar and 240
calories double the amount of added sugar recommended for a daily
diet! We are drinking more sugary, less nutritious drinks than
beforesugar-loaded beverage consumption has almost tripled over the
last thirty years. Obesity Prevention Summit, December 6, 2012
Shoreline, WA
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What are we doing? Community-wide challenge in King County to
take a break from soda and other sugary drinks for at least one day
per week. www.sodafreesundays.org www.sodafreesundays.org o Over
1,000 pledges o 55 organizations signed on to the campaign. o
Support of City Council and the Seattle mayor o Resolution from the
King County Board of Health
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Healthier Beverage Environments Working with community based
organizations and influential spaces in the community Healthy
beverage pledge (e.g. adopt a healthy beverage policy, post
signage) More increased focus on communities most intensely
targeted by availability and marketing of sugary drinks
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Walking the Talk http://www.mappingvoices.org/story/video/wal
k-talk-people-and-institutions-can-do-it
