Sugar and children.

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Sugar and children.

We buy sweets,lollipops,chocolates,ice-cream and fizzy drinks for our children, in the name of love and reward. Very often it is to make up for the lack of time we spend with them.What we are actually doing is plant diseases in our children.

If children eat to much sugar they are probably not eating enough healthy, nutrient-rich foods.Most high-sugar food provide few nutrients as they are empty calories. When children fill up on empty calories,they are to full to eat anything else.

In addition,their delicate pancreas would be overworked. Any organ in the body,if overworked or abused repeatedly, may begin to wear out and start behaving haphazardly.This would increase the child's chances of geting diabetes or other related diseases.It is important that we do not inculcate the "sweets tooth" right from young.

A survey done by CAP. on food comsumption in primary school children showed  that 82% of their favourite snacks were high in fat and sugar.Soft drinks topped the list of the children's favourite snacks.
The children[8-12 years] spend on average,RM 1 a day on snack foods in school.They also snack at least twice a day.
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Chemicals in your food,

Where are additives found in your food.
Posted by Bindauds.

Preservatives.
Sulphites.
> E220 -Sulphur dioxide.
>E221 -Sodium sulphite.
>E222 - Sodium bisulphite.
>E223 - Sodium metabisulphate.
>E224 - Potassium metabisulphate.
>E225 - Potassium sulphate.
>E226 - Calcium sulphate.
>E227 - Calcium hydrogen sulphate.
>E228 - Potasium bisulphate.

You can FOUND IN.
Concentrated fruit juices, canned or bottled fruit juices,raw potatoes used for chips and french fries,solf drinks,jamms,vegetable juice,instant coffee,gelatine,sauces and gravy,dried fruit and vegetables.


Nitrates.
[Nitrates convert inthe body to nitrite-  a highly toxic and cancer- causing substance.]
>E249 - potassium nitrite.
>E250 - Sodium nitrite.
>E251- Sodium nitrate.
>E252 - Potassium nitrate.

FOUND IN.
Cooked and cured meat,sausage,bacon,ham,frankfurters,hotdogs,salami,corned beef and luncheon meat.


Benzoates.
>E210 - Benzoic acid.
>E211 - Sodium benzoate.

FOUND IN,
Fruit drinks,fruit juice,fruit cordial,fruit and vegetable preparation,soft drinks- colas ginger ale and tonic water. Sauces and toppings,margarine,gravy,sauces,jamm,pickles,chutney,sauces,cider,coconut milk, and concentrated tomato juices.
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How to identify sugar.

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Sugar.
How to identify and avoid sugar?.

Sugar appear in our foods with many names and in many forms. Listed below are the different
'names'  for sugar.Look out for these names if you want to avoid sugar. A food is likely to be high
in sugar if one of the terms appears first or second in the ingredient list or if several of them are
listed.No form of sugar is "more healthy" than white sugar.


                                             Sugar is also known as:

• Glucose.
• Lactose.
• Invert sugar.
• Glucose syrup.
• Brown sugar.
• Raw sugar.
• Black treacle.
• Fructose.
• Maltose.
• Sucrose.
• Maple syrup.
• Honey.
• Molasses.
• Golden syrup.
• concentrated fruit juice sweetener.
• Dextrose.
• Sorbitol.
• Levulose.

 Set a healthy  example for the young. Avoid soft drinks,sweets, chocolates and other high-sugar
junk foods. And don't stock your fridge with soft drinks and confectionery.

Don't give your children chocolates and sweets as  a form of reward or to show your love
for them. Make vegetables and fruits appealing to children and explain the benefits of these
foods to them.Make them attractive and colourful- children love colours, bright rows of carrots,
green beans, cauliflower "trees" or cookie-shape sandwiches will appeal to children.

Choose food wisely and read food labels to avoid sugar.

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