SEVENTH GRADE Grade 7 Reading Commander Day L0 Student Lesson

COMMANDER DAY LESSON #10 SEVENTH GRADE Grade 7 Reading Commander Day l0 Student Lesson

"Critics say diet drink labels are forum for false advertising"

1. Read the following Article and annotate using "THINK MARKS". a. Star- Things you think are IMPORTANT b. ! Exclamation Point- Things you think are interesting c. Box Words you do not know d. ?? Questions you have or things you don't understand e. + Plus Sign for things you Agree with f. - Negative Sign for things you Disagree Don't forget to Add: . Comments that show understanding o Notes about facts and opinions o Observations of organization, word choice, perspective, & su ppo rt 2. Complete the Multiple Choice Questions l. Complete the 2 Short Answer Questions +. Complete the Fill in the Blank Critics of soft-drink advertising claim tt dtetl. .ll soda really isn't

By McC arclry \ /ash nSton Bureau. aCapted by New:ela statl Text Level 8 o4/16/2015 Word Cou nt 738

Stephen Voltz (left) and Fritz Grobe create a geyser effect from a combination ofdiet soda and Mentos mints.

WASHINGTON - Nerv research suggests that diet soft drinks may actually contribute to rveight gain. Now, an advocacy group is charging Coca-Cola and PepsiCo with engaging in false advertising.

The California-based group is known as Right to Know. It plans to file two citizen petitions Thursday. The petitions call on the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to stop the companies from branding artificially sweetened products with the rvord "diet." "Consumers are using products - Diet Coke and Diet Pepsi - that are advertised to make us think they assist in weight loss," says the petition to the Food and Drug Administration. "In fact ample scientific evidence suggests that this is not true, and the opposite may rvell be true." Soda Makers Disagree With Claims The American Beverage Association speaks on behalf of Coca-Cola and PepsiCo. It strongly challenged the petitions' claims. The association pointed to numerous studies showing "that diet beverages are an effective tool as part ofan overall rveight management plan."

The petitions call for more questioning about the marketing of products that contain any artificial srveeteners. The most popular sugar substitute, aspartame, is used in more than 5,ooo products.

Both Diet Coke and Diet Pepsi contain aspartame. The artificial srveetener has been mainly sold under the brand name NutraSrveet and is consumed worldw'ide. Last year, Diet Coke ranked third and Diet Pepsi rvas seventh in U.S. carbonated soft-drink sales.

There have been safety controversies around the use ofa number of artificial sweeteners for decades, especially NutraSrveet and saccharin. Horvever, Right to Knorv is the first group to call for investigations into possible deceptive marketing. Some Studies Say Diet Drinks Increase Weight Gain

A number of recent studies have challenged the beliefthat artificial srveeteners help rvith rveight loss.

For example, a tw'o-year study of 164 children found that overweight kids drank more diet sodas than normal-weight children.

Another nationrvide study looked at more than ro,ooo children ages 9 to 14. It found that, for boys, drinking diet soda was "significantly associated with weight gains."

A zoto review ofprevious studies concluded that "artificial sweeteners may contribute to rveight gain." Another zoro revierv also found "an association between artificially srveetened beverage consumption and rveight gain in children."

Also of particular interest is an Israeli study published last fall in the journal Nature. It found that mice given the three most popular sweeteners developed bacterial changes in their guts that caused glucose intolerance. In humans, this raises the risk of diabetes.

The researchers at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot, Israel, found similar effects. Their study observed this among people who ate artificially sweetened foods for a week. Not All Scientists Agree However, not all scientists are convinced. In particular, they challenge the idea that the sweeteners can cause weight gain.

One such scientist is Dr. James O. Hill. who has conducted his orm studv of artificial sweeteners.

"I am absolutely convinced that there's no way they are causing rveight gain," Hill said. Drinking diet sodas is "not something people should worry about," he added.

Hill's orvn study found that people who drank diet soda lost more rveight than those rvho drank rvater. Hill acknowledged receiving hundreds of thousands of dollars from the American Beverage Association to finance the study. However, he said the industry group had no role in designing the study.

Right to Know acknowledges the conflicting research results in its petition. Horvever, it points to evidence that "industry-funded studies" are "less trustrvorthy than those funded independently." Petition Could Revive Old Controversy

Neither the Food and Drug Administration nor the Trade Commission would comment on the petitions. The Food and Drug Administration regulates food labeling, while the Trade Commission polices advertising claims.

Trade commission spokesman Peter Kaplan said the agency is dedicated to "combating deceptive advertising. "

"Deceptive health claims in particular are a priority ofthe agency," Kaplan said.

The petition to the FDA could bring the agency back to the days of bigger controversies: its decisions in the early r98os to approve the use of aspartame, first as an added ingredient in food and then in diet soft drinks.

There have been several research studies and books that link aspartame to health problems. These problems range from cancers to neurological ailments. Yet the FDA has stood by its position that the sweetener is safe, except for people rvho suffer from a rare disease knorvn as phenylketonuria, a developmental illness. Quiz

1! How does the author establish a connection between artificial sweeteners, advertising and soda companies?

(A) by describing the actions of a group

(B) by comparing Coca-Cola and PepsiCo (C) by comparing sugar and artificial sweeteners

(D) by describing the problems associated with diet soda

2! Based on the section "Soda Makers Disagree With Claims," what is one concern associated with artificial sweeteners that is not associated with sugar?

(A) safety

(B) weight

(D) popularity

3) Fill in the blank in the sentence below. Despite criticism from groups like Right to Know, soda companies have reinforced their pointof view by......

(A) making more diet soda than ever.

(B) spending more money on advertising.

(D) paying for consumers to buy diet soda.

4) Which statement BEST explains the point of view of the group Right to Know?

(A) Companies should not substitute sugar for artificial sweeteners unless they have to.

(B) Companies should not be able to fund scientific studies of their own products.

(D) Companies should not be able to claim products are healthy when they are likely not healthy.

sHoRT ANSWER #1- Answer the following question.

ts the author fair (or objective) for both sides (the soda companies & Right to Know) in their presentation of information? Do they give quality information from both sides OR does the author show some biases and seem to favor one side or the other? How do you know? Do not write outside this box.

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SHORT ANSwER #2- Answer the following question

A. Which side (Soda Companies or Right to Know) is making the most sound argument in this article? B. Give 2 reasons from the article and explain why you think so. Do not write outside this box.

Fill in the blank using one of the choices and the paratraph below. This paragraph is very similar to a in an argumentative essay.

a. Thesis/Claim b. appeal c. counter-claim

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1) Elisa won 40 lollipops playing basketball at the school fair. She gave two to every student in her math class. She has at least 7 lollipops left.

a) Write an inequality to represent the situation. Be sure to define yow variable.

b) Solve the inequality to find the maximum number of students in her class.

2) More than 450 students went on a field trip. Ten buses were filled and 5 more shrdents traveled in a car.