How cookies and drinks stack up

How cookies and drinks stack up

By Dr. George I. Traitses

Tempted to reach for a “healthy” bottle of 100% fruit juice when thirst calls? How about a refreshing green tea or bottled fruit smoothie found in many health food stores? Beware of obscene sugar content.  With dietary sugar now considered a major public health concern, it’s instructive to take a closer look at where sugar can “hide.”

To better understand dangerous sugar content in popular bottled drinks. It’s no surprise, perhaps, that colas like Pepsi and Coke contain astronomical amounts-a 20 ounce bottle of Coca-Cola contains 65 grams of sugar (over 10 teaspoons!), the same amount in five Little Debbie Swiss Rolls. But who would have thought 100% apple juice is not much better? A 15.2 ounce bottle of Minute Maid apple juice contains 49 grams of sugar, which is equivalent to scarfing down 10 Oreo cookies.   As you reach for your 23-ounce can of Arizona Green Tea, consider it contains the same sugar content as 20 Hershey’s Kisses (a 20-ounce bottle of Lipton = 12 Hershey Kisses). An all-natural Naked Berry Blast smoothie is like eating eight Chips Ahoy cookies. Feeling a little queasy yet?

For more information on health and safety visit the Ontario Chiropractic Association; website at www.chiropractic.on.ca or call 1877-327-2273; Dr. George Traitses, 416-499-5656, www.infinite-health.com

(Source: “Sweet comparisons: How much sugar is in that drink?,” CNNHealth.com.)