Too Much Sugar

If you teach Health, Physical Education or Foods you might want to look at these sites/videos that Richard Byrne posted.  They all deal with sugar and our bodies.  The first one is Rethink Your Drink which is a pdf document dealing with how much sugar is in most drinks and lists alternatives.  To see the website click here.  The next two were videos.  The first is a TED ED lesson called How Sugar Effects the Brain and is embedded below.

Untamed Science offers another similar video on why we crave sugar and is embedded below.

Sugar Stacks is a great site to visualize how much sugar is in what we consume.

To see their website click here.

Resources on Food

Here are a few resources that can be used in a Foods and Nutrition class or Health unit in Physed.

How much sugar is in the food we eat.  They have many different categories and show graphically with sugar cubes how much sugar is in that particular food or drink.  To see the site click here.

The following is an Iphone app called Chew or Die created by The Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago.  From Itunes, "Mouths crammed with hot dogs. Tears streaming down pie-smeared faces. Stomachs stretched to the bursting point. These are the less-than-savory images that "competitive eating" conjures. But MSI's new mobile app will change that. Download Chew or Die and you can start challenging your friends—and yourself—to eat healthier.

Chew Or Die is a food challenge app that encourages users to make small changes to their daily food choices. Regularly eat pepperoni pizza for lunch? How about trying veggies on top instead? Ok,you’ve got that down… now why not dare your Facebook friends to out-veggie your pizza?"

Too read more or download the app click here.