Sunday, September 26, 2010
Summer is here! Time for your life to soothe
Let's start with our soda free summer campaign. The campaign aims to reduce consumption of soda and sugary drinks among children and adults in Boston. As the temperature rises in summer so does the consumption of these beverages. The average person eats nearly 100 pounds of sugar per year and the largest source of sugar in the U.S. diet is sugary drinks. This campaign is the awareness that these beverages generally have many calories and no nutritional benefits.
Consumption of soda and sugary drinks has been shown, increase risk for obesity and other chronic health problems such as heart disease and type 2 Diabetes.Diese questions much reality for Boston residents, 52% of adults in Boston are overweight or obese, and almost half of the Boston high school students are overweight or at risk of overweight.
We drink are how much sugar?
A 12 oz can not - diet mineral water contains 10 teaspoons of sugar.
A 20 oz bottle of not diet soda contains 17 teaspoon sugar.
To put this in perspective, a 12-ounce can drink mineral water per day can result in a gain of 15 extra pounds per year.A 20 oz bottle drink soda can lead to extra ? 25 a year.
Any reduction in the consumption is a step in the right direction. healthier options such as soda replace water with fruit slices, unsweetened tea, low fat dairy, or Seltzer have positive health Vorteile.Der greatest benefit will be seen by those, the most, their consumption to reduce or completely eliminate from Soda.Zur support a healthier option, you helpful information about choosing healthy drinks here for the quick and easy raspberry Sprizter.Andere you click here
The soda - free summer campaign is fun to encourage way, individuals and youth organisations, the promise to be free to take soda summer.When taking the promise people have two options:
I promise to not drink soda in this SummerI promise to reduce the amount of soda, I drink this summer
Take the soda-free summer challenge and you revitalize your life!
www.bphc.org/sodafreesummer or www.Facebook.com/HealthyBoston
The second exciting about summer is that local products now Boston farmers markets abrufbar.Das array of produce is fresh - caught, so that it has lost any nutritional value in the time it takes a long time travel distances in grocery stores format.the happen dadurch.Es variety of products that the perfect opportunity to new vegetables such as garlic scapes to try that are garlic, the early tops as it grows flavour is great, hacked as garnish or dishes a mild garlic hinzu.Im moment shallots, summer squash, cucumbers various salads and salad mix available stehen.Im during the summer I personally can't wait for fresh tomatoes. Most markets around the city have the capability EBT for individuals with food stamps to akzeptieren.Wenn you more Boston farmers markets click program dates and times and the Boston bounty bucks you here.
Let of out and have fun in Boston this summer drink healthy drinks to our thirst and eat local produce to revive us.
View the original article here