Transcript Halloween Treats?

Halloween Treats?
How Does Sugar Affect
Your Body?
Metric Conversion
• One can of Coke
contains 40 grams of
sugar.
• There are 4 grams of
sugar in one
teaspoon.
• How many teaspoons
of sugar are in one
can of Coke?
What Does 10 tsp of Sugar
Look Like?
• Can you imagine eating
16 sugar cubes in one sitting?
You probably have. That’s a
little less than what is
contained in a 20 ounce bottle
of cola.
What Does That Much
Sugar Do To Your
Body?
Sugar Has HUGE
Effects on Your
Immune System
• Eating or drinking 100 grams of
sugar, the equivalent of two- and-ahalf 12-ounce cans of soda, can
reduce the ability of white blood cells
to kill germs by 40 percent.
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This immune-suppressing effect
starts less than thirty minutes after
ingestion and may last for five hours.
Halloween Candy
• A typical “fun size” candy bar,
that will fill your bag this
weekend, contains 12 grams
of sugar: that’s equal to
3 teaspoons!!
• You only need to eat 8 of
these to wipe out the
function of half of your
white blood cells for up
to 5 hours!
Sugar also promotes
sugar “highs”
• Sugar then causes sugar
lows, also known as the
“sugar blues”.
• Sugar gives you quick energy, but only for
a brief time due to the rise of the blood
sugar level. The body quickly releases a
rush of insulin, which rapidly lowers the
blood sugar and causes a significant drop
in energy and endurance.
Sugar Intake and Diabetes
• Diabetes is caused by the failure of the
pancreas to produce adequate insulin
when the blood sugar rises.
• A concentrated amount of sugar
introduced into the system sends the body
into shock from the rapid rise in the blood
sugar level. The pancreas eventually
wears out from overwork and diabetes
then rears its ugly head.
Sugar and Acne
• In a recent New
York Times article,
a scientific study
confirmed that an
increase in sugar
intake can increase
acne outbreaks.
Sugar and Your Teeth
• Consumption of
processed foods
(which are laced with
sugar) cost the
American public more
than $54 billion in
dental bills each year
More Sugar Facts
• The average American eats
61 pounds of refined sugar
each year, including 25
pounds of candy.
• Halloween accounts for at
least two pounds of that.
Is Sugar Nutritious?
• Refined sugar contains no fiber, no minerals, no
proteins, no fats, no enzymes, only empty
calories. When you consume sugar your body
must borrow vital nutrients from healthy cells to
metabolize the incomplete food. Calcium,
sodium, potassium and magnesium are taken
from various parts of the body to make use of
the sugar. Many times, so much calcium is used
to neutralize the effects of sugar that the bones
become osteoporotic due to the withdrawn
calcium.
• 8.4 Metric Tons of sugar are
produced each year in the
United States
• More than 50% of that sugar is
produced from beets.
How is Sugar Made?
• Sugar cane and sugar beets are first harvested and then
chopped into small pieces, squeezing out the juice,
which is then mixed with water. This liquid is then
heated, and lime is added.
Moisture is boiled away, and the remaining fluid is
pumped into vacuum pans to concentrate the juice. The
crystals are then dissolved by heating to the boiling point
and passed through charcoal filters. After the crystals
condense, they are bleached snow-white usually by the
use of pork or cattle bones. ...During the refining
process, 64 food elements are destroyed. All the
potassium, magnesium, calcium, iron, manganese,
phosphate, and sulfate are removed. The A, D, and B,
vitamins are destroyed.
What About Sugar Substitutes?
• The scientists who
discovered sucralose
(now sold as Splenda)
were originally trying to
create an insecticide.
• An assistant in the lab
thought he had been
instructed to “taste” a
compound he’d only been
asked to “test”.
Halloween, You & the Flu
• Flu and cold viruses are in our community,
infecting many, making those infected feel
miserable for days.
• As you consume vast amounts of candy
this Halloween, don’t forget its effect on
your immune system.
• Without your helpful white blood cells
around to kill viruses, the viruses will take
full advantage!
Healthy Halloween
Fact
•Pumpkins
can help
YOU
glow!
Health Benefits of Pumpkins
• Pumpkins are orange because of the
beta-carotenes they contain. Betacarotenes are a member of the
carotenoid family of plant pigments strong antioxidants that have the added
benefit of boosting immune function.
The ability of beta-carotenes to boost
immune function helps the body ward
off cold and flu viruses
Halloween To Do List:
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Be safe
Have fun
Wash Your Hands (a lot)
Brush Teeth (really well)
Add pumpkin puree to your pancakes Sunday
morning
• Eat lots of veggies for the rest of the day!
Be Safe, Have Fun,
& Stay Healthy!