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You wouldn’t Read the Label rethink To find out if a drink contains added sugar, Choose water or milk look for these words on the label: (1% or nonfat for those older than 2)

EAT YOUR Stock the fridge with a jug of cold water drink and bottled water for those on-the-go For a treat once in a while: • Add zest to your water by adding a fresh Choose Water! fruit slice or cucumber slices and fresh mint

• Freeze 100 percent fruit juice in an ice cube tray, and then add one frozen cube to a glass of water 17 • Add a small splash of 100 percent fruit packets of juice to plain water

Reduce the number and portion size of SUGAR SSBs—drink only once in a while, 8 ounces or less

Sugar Sugar Sugar More Information Sugar Sugar Sugar Sugar Sugar Nutrition Facts Sugar Serving Size 1 Can Sugar and Tips Sugar Sugar Amount Per Serving Sugar For source information about sugar-sweetened Calories 140 beverages, healthy alternatives, tips, facts and

Sugar Sugar more, or to order Rethink Your Drink materials, % Daily Value* visit your state-specific Delta Dental website. Total Fat 0g 0% Sugar SugarSugar Sugar • Delta Dental of Michigan Sodium 65mg 3% Sugar

Sugar www.deltadentalmi.com/rethinkyourdrink Total Carb 38g 13% • Delta Dental of Ohio Sugars 38g www.deltadentaloh.com/rethinkyourdrink Protein 0g • Delta Dental of Indiana Not a significant source of fat cal., sat. www.deltadentalin.com/rethinkyourdrink fat, trans fat, cholest., fiber, vitamin A, vitamin C, calcium and iron. *Percent Daily Values (DV) are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. INGREDIENTS: CARBONATED WATER, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, CITRIC ACID, NATURAL FLAVORS, SODIUM why would you Delta Dental of Michigan, Ohio, and Indiana CITRATE, SODIUM BENZOATE (TO PROTECT TASTE). DRINK them? 6255 v7 PA 3/16 How Much Added Let’s Not Sugar-coat It! Check the Serving Size* Sugar is Too Much?

Sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) are beverages with added sugar Here are the recommended daily limits: 20-ounce Citrus Soda 20-ounce Sports Drink • These drinks include soda pop, juice/fruit drinks, sweetened teas/coffees, flavored 19 tsp. 8 tsp. waters, chocolate milk, sports and (77g) (34g) energy drinks. SPORTS 290 calories DRINK 130 calories • A typical 20-ounce soda or juice/fruit drink contains 15–18 tsp. of sugar—as much as in three chocolate candy bars! Newborns Toddlers and and Infants Preschoolers SSBs are bad for your teeth 12-ounce Cola 6.75-ounce Apple Juice 0 tsp. 4 tsp. • Drinking soda pop nearly doubles the risk APPLE JUICE (0g) (16g) of cavities in children. Further, the sugar in 10 tsp. 6 tsp. SSBs feeds the bacteria that produces acid, (39g) (24g) which attacks and dissolves tooth enamel.

Cola 140 calories 101 calories SSBs increase the chance of becoming overweight or obese • Drinking an 8-ounce SSB each day for a year is equal to 55,000 calories, or 15 pounds a year. 8.3-ounce Energy Drink 14-ounce Chocolate Milk Children Pre-teens and • Drinking one 12-ounce can of soda pop each 7 tsp. 11 tsp. Milk Ages 4–8 Teenagers day increases a child’s chances of becoming (27g) (45g) 3 tsp. 5–8 tsp. obese by 60 percent. 110 calories 281 calories (12g) (20–32g) SSBs increase the risk of developing type 2 diabetes • People who drink one or two cans of soda pop a day have a 26 percent greater risk of developing type 2 diabetes. 6-ounce Juice Pouch Water 5 tsp. 0 tsp. Limit juice—EAT your fruit! (20g) (0g) Adult Women Adult Men Despite having more nutrients and containing 80 calories 0 calories 6 tsp. 9 tsp. only natural (not added) sugar, 100 percent (24g) (36g) * Numbers calculated are approximate. Read the label for most fruit juice typically contains as much sugar current nutrition facts, as formulations and sizes may change. and calories as soda pop. Please note: All of these numbers are guidelines and based on Four grams of sugar is averages and are not tailored to individual health needs. Please Sugar contact your physician for guidance about how consumption of added sugar may affect you, particularly if you or a family equal to one teaspoon! member have any pre-existing health conditions. You wouldn’t Read the Label rethink To find out if a drink contains added sugar, Choose water or milk look for these words on the label: (1% or nonfat for those older than 2)

• Freeze 100 percent fruit juice in an ice cube tray, and then add one frozen cube to a glass of water 17 • Add a small splash of 100 percent fruit packets of juice to plain water

Reduce the number and portion size of SUGAR SSBs—drink only once in a while, 8 ounces or less

Sugar www.deltadentalmi.com/rethinkyourdrink Total Carb 38g 13% • Delta Dental of Ohio Sugars 38g www.deltadentaloh.com/rethinkyourdrink Protein 0g • Delta Dental of Indiana Not a significant source of fat cal., sat. www.deltadentalin.com/rethinkyourdrink fat, trans fat, cholest., fiber, vitamin A, vitamin C, calcium and iron. *Percent Daily Values (DV) are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. INGREDIENTS: CARBONATED WATER, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, CITRIC ACID, NATURAL FLAVORS, SODIUM why would you Delta Dental of Michigan, Ohio, and Indiana CITRATE, SODIUM BENZOATE (TO PROTECT TASTE). DRINK them? 6255 v7 PA 3/16 You wouldn’t Read the Label rethink To find out if a drink contains added sugar, Choose water or milk look for these words on the label: (1% or nonfat for those older than 2)

• Freeze 100 percent fruit juice in an ice cube tray, and then add one frozen cube to a glass of water 17 • Add a small splash of 100 percent fruit packets of juice to plain water

Reduce the number and portion size of SUGAR SSBs—drink only once in a while, 8 ounces or less

Cola 140 calories 101 calories SSBs increase the chance of becoming overweight or obese • Drinking an 8-ounce SSB each day for a year is equal to 55,000 calories, or 15 pounds a year. 8.3-ounce Energy Drink 14-ounce Chocolate Milk Children Pre-teens and • Drinking one 12-ounce can of soda pop each 7 tsp. 11 tsp. Milk Ages 4–8 Teenagers day increases a child’s chances of becoming (27g) (45g) 3 tsp. 5–8 tsp. obese by 60 percent. 110 calories 281 calories (12g) (20–32g) SSBs increase the risk of developing type 2 diabetes • People who drink one or two cans of soda pop a day have a 26 percent greater risk of developing type 2 diabetes. 6-ounce Juice Pouch Water 5 tsp. 0 tsp. Limit juice—EAT your fruit! (20g) (0g) Adult Women Adult Men Despite having more nutrients and containing 80 calories 0 calories 6 tsp. 9 tsp. only natural (not added) sugar, 100 percent (24g) (36g) * Numbers calculated are approximate. Read the label for most fruit juice typically contains as much sugar current nutrition facts, as formulations and sizes may change. and calories as soda pop. Please note: All of these numbers are guidelines and based on Four grams of sugar is averages and are not tailored to individual health needs. Please Sugar contact your physician for guidance about how consumption of added sugar may affect you, particularly if you or a family equal to one teaspoon! member have any pre-existing health conditions. How Much Added Let’s Not Sugar-coat It! Check the Serving Size* Sugar is Too Much?

• Freeze 100 percent fruit juice in an ice cube tray, and then add one frozen cube to a glass of water 17 • Add a small splash of 100 percent fruit packets of juice to plain water

Reduce the number and portion size of SUGAR SSBs—drink only once in a while, 8 ounces or less