Embark on a path to better health and avoid drinks loaded with sugar. Go with VITAGEN Less Sugar.
Embark on a path to better health and avoid drinks loaded with sugar. Go with VITAGEN Less Sugar.
Did you know that a regular can of sugarsweetened soda can have as much as nine teaspoons of sugar and up to 150 calories per 330ml can? But it doesn’t end there. According to the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health’s The Nutrition Source website, even flavoured water and energy drinks are laden with sugar.
This is alarming news, given that studies featured in health journals such as Diabetes Care and The Lancet found that excessive sugar consumption was a factor in Type 2 diabetes, obesity, weight gain and other diseases.
When your kid consumes these refined sugars, it sparks a chain reaction when the sugars enter the bloodstream. This leads to a rise in blood sugar levels that prompts the release of insulin from the pancreas to absorb the excess blood sugar. The subsequent drop in blood sugar levels may leave your child tired and lethargic, and craving more sweets. Sodas and energy drinks also contain caffeine, which could result in withdrawal symptoms like fatigue.
So what’s a parent with a family who loves their regular refreshments to do?
WATCH WHAT HE DRINKS
You don’t have to totally deprive yourself and your child of a favourite drink. The American Heart Association suggests an equivalent of about four teaspoons of sugar a day for kids, and between five to nine for adults.
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Less Sugar Special Moderation is key, and parents can help supervise and make better lifestyle choices for themselves and their children, starting by being more active, gradually eliminating processed foods from their diet and looking for healthier alternatives.
KEEPS YOU IN CHECK
Try VITAGEN Less Sugar – it has 50 per cent less sugar than regular cultured milk drinks, and is the only cultured milk drink in Singapore with both prebiotics and probiotics.
It is specially formulated with skimmed milk that’s fermented with billions of live probiotic cultures, such as Lactobacillus acidophilus and Lactobacillus casei – “good bacteria” that aid digestion, combat harmful bacteria and help to maintain a healthy digestive system.
What’s more, with less than 1 per cent fat and 50 per cent less sugar than regular cultured milk drinks, VITAGEN Less Sugar offers is a good option for controlling your family’s sugar intake. It has even been awarded the Healthier Choice Symbol by the Health Promotion Board.
VITAGEN Less Sugar is available in assorted flavours at leading hypermarts, supermarkets, convenience stores, petrol kiosks, provision shops and mini marts. For details on home delivery, visit www.vitagen.com.sg/delivery.aspx.
