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Brought to you by the physicians of the Harris County Medical Society

Brought to you by the physicians of the Harris County Medical Society. Houston, we have a problem!. 64% of adults are obese or overweight. Protect Your Health. Sugar can be deadly. Sugar Increases Your Risks. Diabetes Heart Disease Obesity.

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Brought to you by the physicians of the Harris County Medical Society

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  1. Brought to you by the physicians of the Harris County Medical Society

  2. Houston, we have a problem! 64% of adults are obese or overweight

  3. Protect Your Health Sugar can be deadly.

  4. Sugar Increases Your Risks • Diabetes • Heart Disease • Obesity

  5. Just one to two cans of sugarydrinks a day can lead to: • 25% greater risk of Type 2 Diabetes • 20% greater chance of heart attack • 60% greater chance of childhood obesity

  6. Sugar Is Addictive Sugar can be as addictive as cigarettes or cocaine.

  7. Sugar In Our Diet Sugar-sweetened drinks are to blame for 46% of the added sugar in our diet

  8. One sugary soda a day can lead to 10 pounds of weight gain a year.

  9. Sugary Drink Calories Add Up

  10. Walk Off Calories You have to walk 3 miles to burn off calories from just one 20 oz. soda.

  11. AHA Recommends The American Heart Association recommends limiting added sugar to no more than: • 100 calories for woman • 150 calories for men

  12. Give up at least one sugar-sweetened drink a day and avoid super-sized servings. • Make water your #1 choice. • Switch to no-calorie drinks to break the sugar habit. • Eat fresh fruit instead of drinking fruit juices. • Limit sugary drinks to a special treat.

  13. The Link to Losing Weight Reduce or eliminate the number of sugar sweetened drinks each day.

  14. We encourage you to shut outsugar-sweetened drinks. www.SugarShutOut.org 713-524-4267 Thanks to a grant from:

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