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Sugar awareness week ends today. πŸ§ƒ

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Hi everyone, this week it's been Sugar awareness week and the theme is whats in your drink as there is a lot of sugar in many drinks.

Please see:

actiononsugar.org/sugar-awa...

We also have a poll running on Healthy Eating about which drinks to you have regularly so if anyone would like to participate then please do:

healthunlocked.com/healthye....

The poll on artificial sugars is part of a series on sweeteners and their replacements and it's what we miss on the polls that's the most interesting.

I don't have weight issues and don't drink sugary drinks or use artificial sweeteners but I am more than happy to do polls about them.

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sunny369Five2

I don't tend to drink sugary drinks, and gave up orange juice (the kind that comes in cartons) when I was cutting back on sugar. When certain members of my family are guzzling a whole carton of orange juice I have been known to go on at them about sugars and eating an orange instead. It doesn't convince them though.

The other day my niece was drinking a canned juice (passion fruit) and my daughter picked it up to check the calories and said 'hmm, could be worse' but when I looked at it I guesstimated it had the equivalent of over 4 teaspoons of sugar. Now, would you pour your child a glass of water and add in 4 teaspoons of sugar? No, but if it comes in a can....

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Exactly sunny369 it's slick adverts making it look cool...But what do we know 😊

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sunny369Five2β€’ in reply to

and it came in a pink girly can! say no more

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Subtle_badger16Kg IF 72hrsβ€’ in reply tosunny369

Do not diss Passiona!

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Subtle_badger16Kg IF 72hrsβ€’ in reply tosunny369

500ml of coke has the equivalent of 12 teaspoons of sugar.

So yeah, the juice could be much worse.

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sunny369Five2β€’ in reply toSubtle_badger

true but it still wouldn't be my first choice for a child (or myself come to that)

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Speakeaziβ€’ in reply tosunny369

It can help to describe what happens to fruit and veg when they are smashed to make juice.

The sugars in whole fruit and veg are held in a walled cell. When they are squeezed the walled cell breaks and the sugar becomes a free sugar.

And you might as well be eating white sugar.

But eating it whole is a different healthy thing. (Diabetics have to be careful of the amount of fruit they eat as well)

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Subtle_badger16Kg IF 72hrs

Why don't you include water? I don't know what you think is the value of your surveys when you keep excluding options. It feels like you are trying to skew the results, except I haven't seen you using the results for nefarious purposes.

If you wanted for some reason to only include sugar, the you should explain that. But then only allow tea and coffee as an option with added sweeteners.

Do you have an agenda I am missing?

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Hi Subtle_badger well you are not being subtle LOL. Polls are a bit of fun and members tend to like them.

There is no agenda or obligation to vote on a poll so thanks for your comments.

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Lesley1234567β€’ in reply toSubtle_badger

Some people are not aware of how much sugar can be added to drinks, and may think what they are eating and drinking is okay, when it’s not.

I think these polls highlight facts which some of us don't have knowledge of.

Now if the supermarket had a chart with individual drinks options and the equivalent amount of sugar also in big letters at the side of each bottle/can then no one would be left in the dark about sugar content. Would they?

Keep doing the polls Jerry. I find them informative. πŸ™‚πŸ™ƒ

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Thank you Lesley1234567 you are absolutely right the polls are fun and they make is think about what we are consuming and whats just as important some members really enjoy interacting on the polls.

With polls we are limited to 8 choices so tend to have 7 with Other and even though this is restrictive it makes it really easy to set a poll.

Thank you for your kind comments and support it is appreciated.

Jerry 😊

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Lesley1234567β€’ in reply to

Anything to help people be aware is good πŸ™‚

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