1. Health Concerns/Issues & Nutrition in Beverages

2. for people living with…
Focus:
Today we will look at a few health concerns/issues and examine what is recommended nutritionally
for people living with…
Cardiovascular Disease
Diabetes
Weight Issues

3. Cardiovascular Disease
What causes
cardiovascular disease?
Cholesterol carried in your system can block arteries, which can cause a heart attack or stroke
High blood pressure can also contribute to cardiovascular disease

4. What to do if you are living with…
High Cholesterol
*Modify their diet
*Reduce their fat, saturated fat, cholesterol intake and increase their soluble fiber
High Blood Pressure
*Reduce sodium intake and processed food intake

5. What Can people with Heart Disease drink?
Low fat
Fat free or low fat dairy
Sugar-free
No or low sodium

6. Diabetes
Diabetes is an illness that affects the body’s ability to convert sugar into energy
Almost 16 Million Americans have diabetes
Two types of diabetes:
Type 1: They do not produce insulin in their bodies
Type 2: They do not produce enough insulin, or their bodies ignore the insulin

7. What to do if you are living with Diabetes…
People with diabetes must balance food, portion size, exercise and medication to avoid health problems

8. What Can People with Diabetes drink?
Zero or low calorie
No Sugar (use sweetners)
Low fat 1% milk or Skim Milk
Low Carbohydrates
Low Sodium

9. Weight Issues
Being overweight means a person has too much fat on their body
This can cause diabetes, cardiovascular disease and some forms of cancer
Being obese means that a person is very overweight
This can cause osteoarthritis, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and some forms of cancer

10. When trying to lose weight or maintain weight, a person should order…
-low calorie
-low sodium
-low fat
-low carbohydrate
-low fat/ nonfat milk
-sugar-free
-skip the whip (no whipped cream)

11. What If…
What if I am a daily Starbucks customer and I am living with one of the health issues or concerns that we looked at today?
What could I order?
How do I find out the nutritional value of Starbuck’s drinks?

12. Here is one way… http://www.starbucks.com/menu
Use the nutrition tool on Starbuck’s website
You can adjust drink size, type of milk & some extras!