Watch this TED talk by Dr. Robert Lustig, a pediatric endocrinologist at UCSF.
1. The standard American diet (SAD) is largely responsible for our chronic health problems. Were you aware that too much sugar (and processed carbohydrates which instantly become sugar in our digestive system) is the number one problem contributing to type 2 diabetes and obesity? Fat has been vilified for over thirty years but ‘Fat’ is like ‘cold’: you don’t catch a cold by being cold…you don’t get fat from eating fat! (1 pt)
2. Notice the date of this talk is Dec. 17, 2013–9 years ago. Do you think our type 2 diabetes and obesity health crisis has changed for the better, gotten worse, or do you think it’s about the same? State your hypothesis about this. (1 pt)
–> After stating your hypothesis (better, worse, the same), do a quick internet search on the status of type 2 diabetes or obesity over the past 5-10 years or even over the past 2 years of COVID and report what you found. You may find a graph or chart that illustrates a change in which case, you may post the graph/chart or a link to the graph/chart but be sure to describe in words what the graph is showing. (3 pts)
–> Relate your findings back to your hypothesis; is your hypothesis supported or disproven? (1 pt)
Make sure you are getting your information from a reputable site such as .org or .edu or .gov or a well-known newspaper, etc. Be sure to include the URL. (5 pts total)
3. Explain 1 story or study, fact, or statistic that Dr. Lustig shared that you found most compelling. [NOTE: Do NOT choose the obese child due to brain tumor or brain injury. If this was most compelling to you, pick the 2nd most interesting story, study, fact, or statistic.] (3 pts)
4. The AHA (American Heart Association) recommends no more than 6 to 9 teaspoons of added sugar per day. Most Americans greatly exceed this amount. How many teaspoons of sugar are in your favorite beverage? If you do not drink a sugary beverage now, at some point you did or do on occasion. Take 3 minutes to research the amount of sugar in a beverage you drink or used to drink; the results will most likely be given to you in grams. Convert the grams to teaspoons by dividing by 4. (One teaspoon = 4.2 grams but to keep the math simple, we will round to 4 grams.) For example, my daughter likes to get the Green Tea Latte with whole milk, venti size or grande size at Starbucks. The grande has 32 grams of sugar; 32/4 = 8 teaspoons of sugar. The venti size has 43 grams or 43/4 = 11 teaspoons of sugar–notice I rounded my answer, it’s ok to round your answer.
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