Remember back to when you bought your first can of soft drink, the size was a lot smaller then the cans that are sold today, along with every other food product out there.
Beverage manufacturers have gradually increased container sizes over the last 50 years.
In the 1960s and 70s the standard size was 200ml, upgrading to a 325ml can, they then decided that we needed more and super sized it to 600ml.
As the size got larger so did peoples appetites.
Because the larger size was available this is what we choose, whether we needed it or not.
Marketing these drinks towards the school age group of children, made sales increase.
Heavy advertising through the media, running ads during childrens programs.
Placing vending machines in more accessible areas, such as school canteens and sporting areas.
Sponsoring concerts and major sporting events, making them easier to access at supermarkets and movie theatres.
Using all these tactics to entice our children and ourselves into consuming their product.
Now childhood obesity and soft drink studies have shown that children who consume these sugary drinks have a higher energy intake and are more likely to become overweight.
(International Journal of Obesity.
2005) 65 pounds of sugar in one can of soda, this is about 10 to 12 teaspoons of sugar.
( University of Nebraska-Lincoln) Have your child pour a can of drink into a glass, place another glass next to this one and put 10 teaspoons of sugar into it.
It looks like so much, and doesn't this make you think.
All that sugar is going into your body.
Imagine eating that many spoonfuls of sugar straight, you just would not do it.
But drinking a can does not seem so hard and sometimes two is likely.
With every additional sugary drink consumed in a day the chances of becoming obese is raised by 1-6 times with major health issues arising.
(International Journal of Obesity.
2005) Some Health Concerns:
These habits of consuming all this sugar will follow them into adulthood and will be very hard to cease.
We parents, must make the decision now to help our children become healthier.
Be good role models and set by example.
Beverage manufacturers have gradually increased container sizes over the last 50 years.
In the 1960s and 70s the standard size was 200ml, upgrading to a 325ml can, they then decided that we needed more and super sized it to 600ml.
As the size got larger so did peoples appetites.
Because the larger size was available this is what we choose, whether we needed it or not.
Marketing these drinks towards the school age group of children, made sales increase.
Heavy advertising through the media, running ads during childrens programs.
Placing vending machines in more accessible areas, such as school canteens and sporting areas.
Sponsoring concerts and major sporting events, making them easier to access at supermarkets and movie theatres.
Using all these tactics to entice our children and ourselves into consuming their product.
Now childhood obesity and soft drink studies have shown that children who consume these sugary drinks have a higher energy intake and are more likely to become overweight.
(International Journal of Obesity.
2005) 65 pounds of sugar in one can of soda, this is about 10 to 12 teaspoons of sugar.
( University of Nebraska-Lincoln) Have your child pour a can of drink into a glass, place another glass next to this one and put 10 teaspoons of sugar into it.
It looks like so much, and doesn't this make you think.
All that sugar is going into your body.
Imagine eating that many spoonfuls of sugar straight, you just would not do it.
But drinking a can does not seem so hard and sometimes two is likely.
With every additional sugary drink consumed in a day the chances of becoming obese is raised by 1-6 times with major health issues arising.
(International Journal of Obesity.
2005) Some Health Concerns:
- Dental erosion (Australian Dental Association, 2002) Decay is caused by bacteria in the mouth, which changes sugar into acid.
- Headaches, fatigue, depression and irritability.
- Disturbed sleeping patterns, bedwetting.
- Anxiety in young children.
- Chronic disease.
- Osteoporosis, low bone density.
(Health N.
S.
W Gov.
)
These habits of consuming all this sugar will follow them into adulthood and will be very hard to cease.
We parents, must make the decision now to help our children become healthier.
Be good role models and set by example.
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