1. Bitter Side of Sweets Demonstration
By: Setu Shah & Austin Thomas

2. A: 100 lbs a year, which is >¼ lb of sugar a day
Q: How many pounds of sugar do you think the average American eats in a year?
A: 100 lbs a year, which is >¼ lb of sugar a day

3. Q: How much sugar SHOULD the average American eat?
Answer:
Men: 150 calories per day (37.5 g or 9 tsp) = 30 lbs a year
Women: 100 calories per day (25 g or 6 tsp)

4. Recommended Daily Sugar Intake

5. Sweet Statistics 2 out of 3 Americans are overweight
The average person eats about 26 teaspoons of sugar a day
Experts now believe the amount of sugar instead of average American’s diet is contributing to our obesity epidemic

6. Q: Which beverage shown here has the most sugar content?

7. Answer:
66 grams of sugar

8. 12 oz (355 ml) Can = 39 g
20 oz (590 ml) Bottle = 65 g
1 Liter (34 oz) Bottle = 108 g a
22 grams of sugar

9. 37 grams of sugar
8 oz Glass = 24 grams
16 oz Bottle = 48 grams

10. Q: Which product has the most sugar content per serving?

11. Ketchup
Tomato Sauce
BBQ Sauce
2 tbsp = 12 g sugar
1 cup = 10 g sugar

12. Conclusion
Most processed/packaged foods & beverages contain added sugar, and many contain a shocking amount.
Must read labels & avoid items with “high fructose corn syrup”
Choose 100% Fruit Juice

13. A Low-Sugar Lifestyle is Possible…How?
Eat fresh, whole foods, especially fresh fruits and vegetables
Drink water instead of sugary drinks.
Add a slice of orange, lemon, or cucumber
Non-fat milk, unsweetened iced tea and 100% fruit juice in limited amounts
( 6 ounces a day)
Fill ½ glass with seltzer & ½ with 100% fruit juice
Get regular physical activity
About 30 minutes each day
One small change will make a big difference.
Drinking one less 20-ounce soda per day for a year will eliminate 91,250 calories—which is the number of calories in 26 pounds of body fat.