IN THE TRI-STATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
Ange: THANK YOU RON.
JO GILLRY IS HERE AND SHE IS A
HEALTH ADMINISTRATOR FOR TWO.
WE ARE TALKING ABOUT A SUSPECT
BILLY SUBJECT WHICH IS BOTH A
PLEASURE AND PROBLEM FOR MANY
AMERICANS AND IT IS SUGAR!
Guest: THANK YOU FOR HAVING
US IN THE STUDIO TODAY.
IT IS NATIONAL NUTRITION MONTH
IN MARCH AND WE ENCOURAGE THE
VIEWERS TO BE DOING WHAT THEY
CAN TO PAY ATTENTION TO THEIR
NUTRITION AND LEAD AS HEALTHY
OF A LIFE AS POSSIBLE.ONE
COMPONENT IN OUR NUTRITION IS
SUGAR AND A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW
THAT WE CONSUME TOO MUCH SUGAR
AND SO WE ARE GOING TO TALK
ABOUT HEALTHY CONSUMPTION OF
SUGAR.
SO, HOW MUCH SUGAR IS OKAY?
THE USDA DIETARY GUIDELINES
RECOMMEND THAT ADULTS CONSUME
LESS THAN 40 GRAMS OF ADDED
SUGAR PER DAY COMBINED FOOD AND
BEVERAGES.
Ange: WHAT DOES 40 GRAMS
LOOK LIKE?
THAT IS ABOUT TWO CUPS OF
COFFEE.
Guest: GRAMS, SOME PEOPLE
DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS PICTOGRAM
IS A MEASUREMENT OF WEIGHT.
WE ARE MORE FAMILIAR WITH
VOLUME, TEASPOON.
4 GRAMS OF SUGAR IS 1 TEASPOON.
40 GRAMS IS 10 TEASPOONS.
IT IS UNFORTUNATE IS THAT MOST
PEOPLE, MOST ADULT AMERICANS
AVERAGE 2 TO 3 TIMES THAT PER
DAY WHICH LOOKS LIKE THIS.
Ange: I'M SURE THAT IS
ABSOLUTELY THE TRUTH.
Guest: A LOT OF THIS COMES
FROM OUR BEVERAGES.WE DO KNOW
THAT SODA IS A MAIN PRODUCT OF
ADDED SUGAR AND WE ALSO NEED TO
KNOW THAT OTHER THINGS THAT WE
DRINK MAKE SUGAR IN THERE IN
MAY NOT BE THE HEALTHIEST
ALTERNATIVE TO SODA.
SO,
Guest: THIS IS A LITTLE
VISUAL.
THE AVERAGE CAN OF SODA WHICH
IS 12 OUNCES HAS ABOUT 40 GRAMS
OF SUGAR WHICH I THINK I SAID
WAS THE RECOMMENDATION FOR ONE
DAY OF ALL YOUR FOOD AND
BEVERAGES COMBINED.
THAT IS 12 OUNCES.
MOST SERVINGS ARE LARGER THAN
12 OUNCES.
IF YOU JUMP UP TO 16 OUNCES, 20
OUNCES, THIS ONE IS SO HEAVIEST
IS 62 GRAMS, IT IS FALLING OFF
OF MY BOARD.
YOU HAVE TO PAY ATTENTION TO
THE SERVING SIZE OF YOUR
PRODUCTS.
THERE ARE A COUPLE BEVERAGES
THAT HAVE NATURAL SUGAR.
NATURAL SUGAR IS OKAY.
IT'S THE ADDED SUGAR WE WANT TO
WATCH OUT FOR.
THINGS WITH NATURAL SUGAR ARE
MILK PRODUCTS LIKE WHITE KNOLL,
CHOCOLATE MILK, IT HAS NATURAL
SUGAR BUT ALSO ADDED SUGAR.
Guest: YOU HAVE TO READ THE
LABEL.
100 PERCENT JUICE IS NATURAL
SUGAR THAT YOU HAVE TO READ THE
LABEL.
Ange: IF YOU ARE DIABETIC
THEN ALL OF THIS MATTERS, TOO.
BUT IN A DIFFERENT WAY.
WE ARE LOOKING AT THE SERIAL
BOX AND WE ARE SEEING HIGH
FIBER IS REALLY GREAT FOR YOU
AND IT SEES ALL THE PROTEIN BUT
WHAT YOU DON'T SEE ON THERE IS
THE WORD SUGAR.
Guest: THAT IS THE LABEL
BEING SNEAKY AND TRICKY AND
COMPLICATED.
YOU WANT TO READ THE WHOLE
LABEL AND SEE THE GRAMS OF
SUGAR AND SEE THE CONVERSION, 4
GRAMS, 1 TEASPOON.
SOME PEOPLE LIKE TO TRACK
CALORIES.
SOME LABELS ARE GOOD AND THEY
WILL DIFFERENTIATE THE NATURAL
SUGAR TO THE ADDED SUGAR AND
THEN TELL YOU THE PERCENTAGE
BUT YOU HAVE TO READ IT.
THEN YOU HAVE TO GO DOWN TO THE
INGREDIENTS LIST AND LOOK FOR
THE WORD SUGAR AND ALL OF THE
OTHER THINGS THAT ARE DISGUISED
THAT MEAN SUGAR LIKE MOLASSES,
NATURAL CANE SUGAR, FRUCTOSE,
HIGH FRUIT TOAST CORN SYRUP,
ALL OF THAT MEANS SUGAR.
Ange: YOU NEED THE
DICTIONARY OR YOU CAN GO
ONLINE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
KEEP THIS IN YOUR MIND ALL THE
TIME.
WE WILL BE RIGHT BACK WITH MORE
LIFESTYLES, RIGHT AFTER THIS.
