help with my daugher's paper .. its food related

Sweet_Gurl_Next_Door
Sweet_Gurl_Next_Door Posts: 735 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
my daughter has to write facts about sweets and junk food for her speech on why you don't want ot eat junk food and sweets? we need some facts to prove why eating this way is not good for you. would appreciate your input. keep it clean please.

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  • BridgeKiki
    BridgeKiki Posts: 48
    I don't have to eat tums after 30-years.... Health benefits are the number 1 reason.
  • fatsnacker
    fatsnacker Posts: 209 Member
    high sugar content damages teeth enamel, too much sugar in the blood leads to diabetes
  • benol1
    benol1 Posts: 867 Member
    http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/nejmhpr0905723
  • _JamieB_
    _JamieB_ Posts: 417 Member
    I always had to research my own papers, Google is a great tool...
  • pumalama
    pumalama Posts: 140 Member
    I had a quick look at your profile where you say your daughter is 11 years old. I would take her to the city library to look at some nutrition books in the children's section. Ask the librarian to help you locate some. It's going to help her in all her future papers as well to learn how to locate information. Have fun together!
  • AliciaStinger
    AliciaStinger Posts: 402 Member
    Some cancer cells (in tumors, etc.) use sugar to grow/thrive. This, of course, doesn't explain why your daughter doesn't want to eat sweets now.......but you can look this up; there were news stories about this.
  • SRH7
    SRH7 Posts: 2,037 Member
    too much sugar in the blood leads to diabetes

    :noway:

    Not true. Too much sugar, if it sends you outside your TDEE, can cause you to put weight on and obesity is one of the many possible causes of Type 2 diabetes. But it is not due to "too much sugar in the blood" from eating it.

    As others have said, your daughter will learn the most if she researches this herself. Some useful websites to point her towards include:

    http://www.nhs.uk/livewell/goodfood/pages/sugars.aspx
    http://www.nhs.uk/LiveWell/Goodfood/Pages/Goodfoodhome.aspx
    http://www.nhs.uk/Change4Life/Pages/healthy-eating.aspx
  • MinnieInMaine
    MinnieInMaine Posts: 6,400 Member
    I wouldn't recommend getting facts from replies on a message board...a lot of folks on here are misinformed and still believe old diet myths. Please use your local library and/or google reputable websites for the information you need.

    That said...empty calories, processed/unnatural ingredients

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