1. Is high fructose corn syrup and added sugar bad for you? By Olivia Fidler, Stephanie Steeves & Abdul Tholley College of Public Health and Human Sciences Nutrition Students

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3. What is added sugar? Added sugar is not the same as sugar in fruit

4. What is high fructose corn syrup (HFCS)

5. How your body breaks it down

6. Activity What are the recommendations for men/women? How much added sugar do you think Americans eat/drink per day?

7. 3 teaspoons 2 ½ teaspoons/ ½ cup serving 17 ¼ teaspoons 3 ¼ teaspoon/ slice

8. What foods have HFCS and added sugar?

9. Hormones What is Leptin and Ghrelin? Solid Foods vs. Fluids

10. Weight Gain Obesity Childhood obesity Adolescent obesity

11. Chronic Diseases Type 2 Diabetes Cardiovascular Disease Liver health

12. What should you do? Read food labels and understand what your reading ●Swap this for that

13. How to Read a Food Label

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16. Fact or Myth? American Heart Association recommends less than 9 teaspoons of sugar a day for Men Americans consume 10 teaspoons of sugar daily Leptin is activated by Fructose Added sugars don’t naturally occur in foods The body gets just as full when drinking fluids than when eating solid foods

17. Questions? I Fructose

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