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Did you notice the campaign regarding “Kempen Kurangkan Pengambilan Gula 2010” which was launched by the Ministry of Health (MOH)? Is it that bad until the Government and other NGO’s doing the campaign to spread awareness for us to reduce the excessive of sugar intake?
Have you ever think about how much sugar you consumed in a day? Do you really care about it? How about our kids? As a parent, I believe we want to give the best we can to our kids, right? Well, it’s never too late to start.
Let me share some finding that I have found when doing my research. Commonly there are two types of sugar which you can see below:
1) Natural sugar (Found naturally in fruits, vegetables & honey)
2) Added sugar (Added sugars are sugars and syrups that are added to foods or beverages during processing or preparation or as well as you add directly to your food)
For examples the one that have in soft drinks, candy, canned fruit in heavy syrup, chocolates, cakes & etc.
Facts:
Added sugar is not needed in our daily diet because sugar can be obtained through other foods like foods that contain carbohydrates. Added sugar does not give us any nutrient except energy.
One teaspoon of sugar will give us 20 kilo calories of energy and it needs us to climb 14 floors of stairs in order to burn them all.
What if us or the kids have too much of added sugars? Their healths are at risk of developing obesity, dental caries, diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease and stroke. Do you really want them to have it all or even one of them? Ask yourself then!
How to identify which sugars that is inside our kid’s food or drinks and even milks? We can help them by reading the ingredient label on the product’s label to identify the added sugars. Common names for added sugars that found in children’s product include:
• Sucrose
• Corn Syrups Solids
• Glucose Syrups Solids
And if they are not declared as sugars, it will be include in the level of carbohydrate. For your information, the higher the carbohydrate, the higher added sugars level in the products. Please avoid products that have added sugar or other sweeteners high on the ingredient list.
I bet you will be checking most of your kid’s food label that you have at home later like I did when I discover this fact. Don’t be surprise with your findings. Starting from now, we should be smarter parents. Read the labels before we buy any products as you know “we are what we eat”. We strongly recommend you to replace all added sugars products with natural presence or non added sugar products for a healthier diet.
So do we don’t need any sugar in our food at all? No we are not. We still need sugar to give us the energy to perform our daily tasks but in a very minimum amount.
We urge you to support the Government campaign by reducing the sugar intake or even better support non added sugar products. Above all, be a good role model. Kids will see your wholesome habits and adopt them, leading to a healthier lifestyle throughout childhood and into adulthood.
So starts your healthy family now!
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its time to throw the towel.......we dun act like champion this season, we dun deserve it...fair enuff.....
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