GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. -- Two groups in West Michigan are calling for a change and urging families to cut back on their sugar intake.
The American Heart Association is teaming up with Delta Dental to raise awareness about how much sugar is found in popular drinks.
"We did a survey of Michigan residents to ask them what they thought sugary drinks consisted of and very few of them thought that would be things like flavored sports drinks, flavored water, milk that is flavored and sugared, fruit juices in some instances," said Cindy Bouma, Communications Director for the American Heart Association. "Most of them did not realize that their children are drinking much more of these beverage than they are especially in terms of sports games. It is popular to share them at school, after a basketball game type of thing."
One 20 ounce serving of pop is equivalent to six donuts and 18 cookies.
People living in the United States consume about 34 pound of added sugar every year from the consumption of sugary drinks, according to the American Heart Association.
The another reason the groups are raising awareness is because sugary drinks can lead to health problems such as weight gain, heart disease and tooth decay.
Yomama
“One 20 ounce serving of pop is equivalent to six donuts and 18 cookies.”
Please cite your resources google doesn’t provide backup for your information… Pls and thanks
PutinTang
OR the companies producing this sugary crap can say, hey maybe we should cut back on the lbs of sugar. But no, we are being killed by the foods and drinks that are allowed to be sold to us. Population control.
Mac Woods
Or YOU could take personal responsibility for the food & drink you choose to consume………What’s next? Are you going to find an attorney to help you sue a flatware company for making spoons that you use to shovel mac & cheese into your mouth? “Population control”? I mean you cannot possibly be serious? “No doc really, that doughnut jumped right off the table and into my mouth! And two more followed! You wouldn’t believe it!”……..No I wouldn’t. Stop blaming others for your poor choices.