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Reduce Fizzy drink Intake
Eating Slower A Recent article published in AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH brings us back to how fast our world is becoming obese and how slow we have been in addressing this issue. The temptation to eat and the lack of discipline to follow what is right and adequate make each one of us vulnerable to this dreaded condition we call Obesity. Considering such simple matters of Fizzy drinks.

Objectives. We examined the effect of an intervention to provide caloric information about sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) on the number of SSB purchases.

Methods. We used a case-crossover design with 4 corner stores located in low-income, predominately Black neighbourhoods in Baltimore, Maryland. The intervention randomly posted 1 of 3 signs with the following caloric information: (1) absolute caloric count, (2) percentage of total recommended daily intake, and (3) physical activity equivalent. We collected data for 1600 beverage sales by Black adolescents, aged 12–18 years, including 400 during a baseline period and 400 for each of the 3 caloric condition interventions.

Results. Providing Black adolescents with any caloric information significantly reduced the odds of SSB purchases relative to the baseline (odds ratio [OR] = 0.56; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 0.36, 0.89). When examining the 3 caloric conditions separately, the significant effect was observed when caloric information was provided as a physical activity equivalent (OR = 0.51; 95% CI = 0.31, 0.85).

Conclusions. Providing easily understandable caloric information—particularly a physical activity equivalent—may reduce calorie intake from SSBs among low-income, Black adolescents.

The study tells us one thing:

Getting our children to understand the nutrition information of the food they eat versus telling them how long they have to workout or exercise to burn the calories can make a difference nad make them think twice about what they drink.

The impact was noticeable more if children understand how long they have to run to burn the amount of calories they ingested from the sugary drinks. The easier it is for everyone to understand the equivalent amount of physical activity of what we take in makes sense. You get a clearer picture of what you need to do to burn those calories.

Two Schools in the Philippines have commenced a POPFTN program (Power of Prevention Through Fitness and Nutrition) under the supervision of AACE Philippines, an organization composed of Endocrine Specialists dealing with Diabetes, Obesity and endocrine diseases hope to make a difference in the early lives of these kids.

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