It is a shame that in spite of the great efforts by various organizations to curb obesity among children, schools promote fast food and unhealthy drinks across the nation. Please share this with your school and PTA and help stop obesity!
2. Why Are We Here?
• Obesity is the #1 health problem facing our children
today
• Nearly 1 in 3 children & adolescents are overweight or
at risk of being overweight
– Rates are higher among African Americans & Latinos
• Overweight + obesity rates among children*:
– Downey: 40.1%
– Norwalk/La Mirada: 46.5%
– Bellflower: 42.7%
• If current trends continue, our children may be the 1st
generation to have a shorter life span than their
parents!
9. Calorie Difference: 257 calories
590 calories
27 gm fat
20 Years Ago Today
333 calories
12 gm fat
Cheeseburger
10. Maintaining a Healthy Weight is a Balancing Act
Calories In = Calories Out
How long will you have to lift weights in
order to burn the extra 257 calories?*
*Based on 130-pound person
11. If you lift weights for 1 hour and 30 minutes,
you will burn approximately 257 calories.*
*Based on 130-pound person
Calories In = Calories Out
12. French Fries
20 Years Ago Today
210 Calories
2.4 ounces
How many calories are in
today’s portion of fries?
14. How long will you have to walk leisurely in
order to burn those extra 400 calories?*
*Based on 160-pound person
Maintaining a Healthy Weight is a Balancing Act
Calories In = Calories Out
15. *Based on 160-pound person
If you walk leisurely for 1 hour and 10 minutes
you will burn approximately 400 calories.*
Calories In = Calories Out
17. Message #2 : Foods to
Increase
• Make half your plate
fruits and vegetables.
• Make at least half your
grains whole grains.
• Switch to fat-free or
low-fat (1%) milk.
23. Plant vs. Animal Protein
Plant
• Fiber
• No Cholesterol
• Lower in saturated
fat
Animal
• No fiber
• Contains
cholesterol
• Higher in saturated
fat
24. Dairy Group
• Skim the fat
• Limit sweet dairy foods
– Flavored milk, fruit
yogurts, puddings, ice
cream
• Lactose free options
– Soy milk, leafy green
vegetables
…What about cream
cheese, sour cream and
butter?
25. Message #3: Foods to Reduce
• Compare sodium,
sugar, and fat in
foods like soup,
bread, and frozen
meals and choose
the foods with
lower numbers.
• Drink water
instead of sugary
drinks.
28. The #1 source of
added sugar in the
American diet is
sugary drinks
Foods to Reduce: Sugar
29. Health Consequences
Strong evidence shows that
children and adolescents who
consume more sugary drinks
have higher body weight
compared to those who
drink less.5
5. U.S. Department of Agriculture and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Dietary Guidelines
for Americans, 2010. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office; December 2010.
30. Sugary Drinks Overview
Each year, the average California
adolescent consumes the equivalent of
39 pounds of sugar from sugary drinks.5
5. Babey SH, Jones M, Yu H, Goldstein H. Bubbling over: Soda consumption and its link to obesity in California. Los Angeles, CA:
UCLA Center for Public Health Advocacy; 2009.
31. Sugary Drinks Overview
Adults who drink
one or more
sugary drinks a
day are 27%
more likely to be
overweight than
adults who do
not drink sugary
drinks.5
5. U.S. Department of Agriculture and U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services. Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2010. Washington, DC: U.S.
Government Printing Office; December 2010.
32. Sugary Drinks Overview
In California:
•62% of adolescents
•41% of children
•24% of adults
Drink one or more sodas per day.6
6. Babey SH, Jones M, Yu H, Goldstein H. Bubbling over: Soda consumption and its link
to obesity in California. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Center for Public Health Advocacy;
2009.
33. Super Size
233 calories
20 ounces
76 calories
6.5 ounces
40 years ago Now And sometimes
even…
466 calories
40 ounces
35. REAL FRUIT BEATS FRUIT JUICE
1 medium-sized apple
60 calories
3 grams of fiber
Helps you feel full
1 cup (8 oz.) of apple juice
110 calories
No fiber
Doesn’t fill you up
36. Reading the Nutrition Label
How many teaspoons of sugar do you
think is in a typical 20 ounce
bottle of soda?
Answer: 17 teaspoons of
sugar – or more.
37. Reading a Nutrition Facts Label
How many servings per container
are in the bottle?
Answer: One serving.
How much sugar is listed?
Answer: 69 grams of sugar.
How many teaspoons is that?
38. Calculating Teaspoons
Grams of sugar ÷ 4 = teaspoons of sugar
69 grams of sugar ÷ 4
= 17 teaspoons of sugar
Note that this is per serving.
Teaspoons of sugar per serving
x Servings in container
= Teaspoons of sugar in container
39. The Many Names of Sugar
• Sucrose
• Fructose
• Dextrose
• Maltose
• High Fructose
Corn Syrup
• Syrup
• Molasses
• Honey
• Sugar
• Organic Cane
Sugar
• Brown Sugar
• Agave Syrup
40. Rethink Your Drink
Campaign
Key Messages:
•Drink water instead of sugary drinks
•Make the switch to fat-free or low-fat (1%)
milk.
•Select 100% fruit juice, in limited amounts
(children 4-6 oz./day, adults up to 8 oz./day).
The 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans
41. What can I drink instead of a
sugary drink?
Try these…
•Water – Plain or flavored with added fruit,
vegetables and herbs
•Unsweetened seltzer water or unflavored
sparkling water
•Unsweetened tea (iced or hot)
•Unsweetened coffee (iced or hot)
•Fat-free or low-fat (1%) unflavored milk
Over the past 3 decades, childhood obesity rates in the US have tripled among 12-19 year olds and have more than quadrupled among children ages 6-11.
We are seeing even higher rates of obesity in certain demographics such as the Hispanic/Latino and African American populations as well as in low-income communities.
Overweight kids have a 70-80% chance of carrying their extra weight into adulthood
Obesity can also lead to other health problems such as: sleep apnea, hypertension, stroke, infertility, and osteoarthritis, just to name a few.
Obesity is a major risk factor for type 2 diabetes, therefore it comes as no surprise that 55% of adults in the U.S. who have diabetes are also obese (CDC). Unfortunately when it comes to the child population, 1 in 2 Latino & African American children are predicted to develop diabetes.
ACTIVITY: Sit Down Activity
Let’s do a little activity to see how obesity effects us in the room alone.
Please stand. I will ask a series of questions and if your answer is yes, please sit down.
Questions:
Do you have a family member that has diabetes, heart disease, or high blood pressure?
Do you have a friend that has diabetes, heart disease, or high blood pressure?
Do you have a co-worker that diabetes, heart disease, or high blood pressure?
As you can see obesity and its related chronic diseases impact all of us.
Weight of the Nation
Handout – 10 tips to a great plate
Mention blank plate handout
This is based on the AVERAGE American. The rules about increasing and decreasing may or may not apply to an individual.
Mindfulness – no TV or computer. Eat with family. Savor foods, chat, and eat slowly to feel when you are full.
…..Your Calories www.choosemyplate.gov to determine how many calories YOU need/daily to manage your wt
Show 3 Daily Food Plan sheets & portion sheet
Question: Fruit portion smaller than veggie portion. Why?
Fruit has higher sugar content, more calories.
Some veggies contain more fiber than fruit.
Champion Choices:
Grains – whole vs refined, low in added sugar. Examples?
Nutrient rich…more bang for your buck
Depends on how food is prepared… Foods w/o added fat and sugar are nutrient dense.
….Color your Plate…eat a rainbow of colors mention activity page
Starchy vegetables: white potatoes, corn, green peas.
Other vegetables: iceberg lettuce, green beans, and onions.
Mention whole grains activity page
Different types of grains: oats, barley, popcorn, brown rice
Vary your protein choices....beans, peas, nuts, soy (tofu, tempeh), & seafood as a main dish or part of a meal…not just lean cuts of meat
Seafood – eat fish twice/wkly such as salmon, trout, herring (high in omega 3 FA) instead of meat or poultry
Unsalted nuts & seeds – as delicious snacks or on salads
Butter and oil activity.
Eat animals with two legs or less vs animals w/4 legs or more
Question: Animals w/2 legs or less? (chx, turkey, fish)
Animals w/4 legs or more? (cows, pigs, crab, shellfish..)…..more cholesterol
Low fat or fat free - to cut calories & sat fat
Added sugars – watch out in flavored milks, fruit yogurts, puddings
Question: Ice Cream??
Soy and other “milks”: check for level for Ca and other nutrients; many brands are fortified to the milk’s levels
Empty calories handout
…Mostly found in processed foods.
Sugar and sodium r inexpensive ways of adding flavor and preserving food.
Fat content is high in fried (esp deep fried) foods. Refined grains contain 0 to low levels of fiber
Question: How can we tell if something is high in Na, fat or sugar? …NFL
Why are we watching for Na intake?
Sodium vs. salt
Can anyone look at this label and tell me what the product is?
Added sugars contribute an average of 16 percent of the total calories in American diets. (Total empty calories should be closer to 5-15% depending on personal needs)
As a percentage of calories from total added sugars, the major sources of added sugars in the diets of Americans are soda, energy drinks, sugar-sweetened fruit drinks, and sports drinks (46% of added sugar intake), grain-based desserts (13%), dairy-based desserts (6%), and candy (6%).
Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2010
Now we know what sugary drinks are, how they affect our health, and that too many sugary drinks are consumed.
So what can we do to change our consumption patterns?
Today we’re sharing with you “Make Better Beverage Choices – 10 Tips to get Started” (HANDOUT) from the www.MyPlate.gov website.
You can see here on the handout, tip #9 says, “Check the Facts: Use the Nutrition Facts label to choose beverages at the grocery store. The label contains information about total sugars, fats, and calories to help you make better choices.”
So let’s do that!
Let’s discuss how much sugar is in some of the most popular drinks by reading their nutrition label and calculating the amount of sugar they contain.
Show 2 lb tupperware of sugar (if available)
What does this mean if 100 extra calories leads to 10 pounds of weight gain?
(Instructor reference: this is Coca Cola Original, but refer to it as “cola”)
Added sugar
Make hypotheses (depending on time)
Types of sugary drinks that may be named:
Soda/Soda pop
Sports drinks
Energy drinks
Juice drinks
Flavored milk (e.g., chocolate, strawberry, vanilla)
Coffee drinks (hot or iced) with sweeteners or flavoring
Blended coffee drinks
Mocha
Vitamin-added waters
Milk tea
Boba/ Bubble/ Pearl tea or drink
Sweetened teas (hot or iced)
Horchata
Agua fresca
Yogurt drinks
Grass jelly drinks
Also the phytonutrients in the peel!
Adult Learner Relevance: Reflection, Consideration
After participants guess, show them the prepared display bottle filled with sugar. Pass the display bottle around the class.
Answer: A typical 20 ounce bottle of soda can have as much as 17 teaspoons of sugar, or even more.
This bottle has 17 teaspoons of sugar.
I’d like to show you how you can find out how much sugar is in a beverage by teaching you how to read a Nutrition Facts label.
By the way, this is also a great exercise to do with your family the next time you’re shopping for groceries.
Please get into pairs or small groups of 3-4 people.
Handout: Calculating How Much Sugar is in a Container
The American Heart Association recommendations limit added sugar intake even further, to 6 tsp/day for women and 9 tsp/day for men.
Handout: Calculating How Much Sugar is in a Container
To do that, divide the grams of sugar by four to get the total teaspoons of sugar.
Handout show me the sugar
All RYD messages are in line with the Dietary Guidelines for Americans.
Focus on encouraging the consumer to make healthy beverage choices
Please note here two things:
#1 that we recommend water instead of sugary drinks – we do NOT say drink water instead of soda – as that calls out a specific beverage industry; per USDA directives we are to stay consistent with the MyPlate directive to drink water instead of sugary drinks.
#3
Good Source of Nutrients, but eating the fruit directly is best.