1. Brought to you by the physicians of the Harris County Medical Society

2. Houston, we have a problem! 64% of adults are obese or overweight

5. Protect Your Health Sugar can be deadly.

6. Diabetes Heart Disease Obesity Sugar Increases Your Risks

7. Just one to two cans of sugary drinks a day can lead to: 25% greater risk of Type 2 Diabetes 20% greater chance of heart attack 60% greater chance of childhood obesity

8. Sugar Is Addictive Sugar can be as addictive as cigarettes or cocaine.

9. Sugar In Our Diet Sugar-sweetened drinks are to blame for 46% of the added sugar in our diet

10. One sugary soda a day can lead to 10 pounds of weight gain a year.

11. Sugary Drink Calories Add Up

12. Walk Off Calories You have to walk 3 miles to burn off calories from just one 20 oz. soda.

13. AHA Recommends The American Heart Association recommends limiting added sugar to no more than: 100 calories for woman 150 calories for men

14. Give up at least one sugar-sweetened drink a day and avoid super-sized servings. Make water your #1 choice. Switch to no-calorie drinks to break the sugar habit. Eat fresh fruit instead of drinking fruit juices. Limit sugary drinks to a special treat.

15. The Link to Losing Weight Reduce or eliminate the number of sugar sweetened drinks each day.

16. We encourage you to shut out sugar-sweetened drinks. www.SugarShutOut.org 713-524-4267 Thanks to a grant from: