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The Risks of Drinking Too Much Sugar #PHLCMay2021

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The American Heart Association considers full-calorie soda, sports drinks, juice drinks, energy drinks, calorically sweetened teas and waters, and calorically sweetened ready-to -drink coffees as sugary drinks. Drinking too many sugary drinks can: *raise the risk of heart disease *raise the risk of high blood pressure *raise the risk of Type 2 diabetes *raise the…

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Sugary Drinks

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Sugary drinks such as soft drinks, fruit drinks, sweetened coffee and tea and energy drinks, are the single leading source of added sugars in the American diet. Nearly half of all added sugars consumed by the U.S. population 2 and older come from sugary drinks! On average, kids drink 30 gallons of sugary drinks each…

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Need a snack?

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When a snack attack strikes, refuel with a nutrition-packed snack like one of the following: Spread mustard on a flour tortilla. Top with a slice of turkey or ham, low-fat cheese and lettuce. Apple Pie Oatmeal: Make one packet of microwave oatmeal with 1% or skim milk. Mix in 1/4 cup of unsweetened applesauce. Sprinkle…

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Need a snack?

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When a snack attack strikes, refuel with a nutrition-packed snack like one of the following: Banana Split: Top a banana with low-fat vanilla and strawberry frozen yogurt. Sprinkle with your favorite whole-grain cereal. Fill a small waffle cone with cut-up fruit and top with low-fat Greek vanilla yogurt. Rocky Road: Break a graham cracker into…