1. Sugar Savvy Lisa Cui Anne Kim

2. Why be Sugar Savvy? • How much sugar does the average American eat (in pounds) per year? • Where does this sugar come from? • Where does this sugar go?

3. Let’s Guess!

5. Show Me the SUGAR! • Soda, 20 oz.- 69g Sugar, 17 teaspoons • Yoplait Yogurt, 6 oz.- 27g Sugar, 7 teaspoons • Starbucks Frappuccino with whip, 16 oz.- 48g Sugar, 12 teaspoons

6. Excess Calories From Soda • How long would it take to burn off the 250 excess calories in a 20oz soda? • An average 150 pound adult would have to walk at moderate-fast speed for over an hour

7. What About Diet Soda? • Contains zero calories, but consumption is correlated with the same health problems • Obesity • Diabetes • Heart Disease • High Blood Pressure • High Triglycerides • Research suggests diet soda may be tricking our body into craving sweeter foods/beverages

8. We Can Know How Much Sugar We Have Grams of Sugar  4 = Teaspoons of Sugar

9. High Fructose Corn Syrup • 55% fructose and 45% glucose • Sugar: 50% fructose, 50% glucose • Has been around for about 30 years • Created as a cheaper alternative to sugar

10. HFCS Argument

11. HFCS: The Bottom Line • Most Americans need to reduce consumption of all sugars (table sugar, HFCS, fructose, honey…) • HFCS is a good indicator of processed foods, which should be avoided • HFCS is found in many foods so it can be hard to consume in moderation • More research is needed, but negative effects of HFCS are possible