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YOU DRINK MORE THAN YOU THINK
San Antonio is blessed with abundant and safe drinking water that is delivered to our homes for less than a penny a glass. The best drink for most occasions is unsweetened coffee, tea, agua fresca or just a cool, clear glass of fresh San Antonio water.
THE HEALTHIEST CHOICE: ¡AGUA!
and San Antonio will be a healthier, more prosperous and more enjoyable community to live in.
SUGARY DRINKS, OBESITY AND DIABETES: A RECIPE FOR POOR HEALTH. The average American consumes far too much sugar — almost 80 pounds of added sugar per person per year. Please join us in a community-wide campaign to make sure that happens. You and your family can make healthier drink choices by learning how much sugar is in commonly consumed beverages.
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FEELING THIRSTY? REFER TO THE CHART BELOW. THINK BEFORE YOU DRINK. AND MAKE A HEALTHIER CHOICE!
The #1 source? Sugary drinks like soda, juice drinks, sweet tea, energy/sports drinks and other sugar-packed beverages. Over the past few decades, all that sugar — especially liquid sugar — has led to a big increase in obesity and diabetes. Roughly two-thirds of all Americans are obese or overweight. The twin epidemics of obesity and diabetes have hit San Antonio and Bexar County especially hard. We are ranked as the most overweight large metro area in Texas. But there is hope! In recent years obesity has dropped from 35% of the adult population to 28.5%. Why? Because people are exercising more, and fewer people are drinking sugary beverages every day. If these trends continue, obesity and diabetes rates will continue to fall,
SUGAR-PACKED DRINKS: YOU WOULDN’T EAT 16 TEASPOONS OF SUGAR. SO WHY DRINK THEM? Sugar-packed drinks contain huge amounts of sugar — and they are making us sick! Sugar-packed drinks have become a big part of the American diet. They are available everywhere, in all flavors, shapes and sizes. They are cheap, convenient, heavily advertised — and yes, they taste good. Almost without thinking, we drink too many of them. Most people don’t realize the huge, unhealthy load of sugar they are taking in. The average American drinks 45 gallons of sugary drinks per year. In San Antonio, 64% of adults drink one or more sodas every day.* * CDC/Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System survey
GIVE YOUR FAMILY HEALTHIER CHOICES. Sugar-packed beverages should be an occasional treat, not part of the daily diet. If you don’t keep them in your refrigerator at home, they won’t be your family’s first choice when they’re thirsty. Instead, stock the refrigerator with fresh cold water, unsweetened tea or low-fat milk. If you like bubbles, seltzer with a dash of orange juice is a great summer drink. Also, aguas frescas are traditional drinks of South Texas that can be made at home inexpensively, with tap water and fruits, vegetables, spices and herbs. Some require a little sugar and some are just fine without. But all are tasty and healthy.
Metro Health offers agua fresca recipes and the family-oriented game “Loteria de Aguas.” Go to www.sugar-packed.com for a link to their website.
