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Top t ips for stay ing

healthy !• reach for water first, it has

no sugar and fixes your thirst

• keep water in the fridge ready to drink

• drink low fat milk everyday for calcium and other important nutrients

• eat more fruit and limit fruit juice to half a cup occasionally

• take water with you when you go out

Choose sugar free soft drink* * diet and sugar free drinks also increase

risk of tooth decay as they still contain acids which can damage teeth.

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The Australian Dietary Guidelines recommend limiting intake of foods and drinks containing added sugars.

drink averageQty sugar

WATER - “choose as your main drink throughout the day” 0

MILK (low fat) 250ml (1 cup) natural sugar

14g3 tsp

100% FRUIT JUICE 250ml natural sugar

24g6 tsp

FLAVOURED MILK 300ml added sugar - but has some healthy nutrients

28g7 tsp

FLAVOURED FRUIT DRInK 250ml high added sugar

27g7 tsp

EnERGY DRInK high added sugar

36g8.5 tsp

SOFT DRInK CAn 375mlhigh added sugar

38g9 tsp

SOFT DRInK BUDDY 600mlhigh added sugar

64g15 tsp

SOFT DRInK 1.25 Ltrhigh added sugar

137g33 tsp

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www.health.gov.au All information in this publication is

correct as at April 2014

375ml9 teaspoons

sugar

600ml15 teaspoons

sugar

1.25ltr33 teaspoons

sugar

Drinking TOO MANY drinks high in sugar can lead to:

Being overweight can contribute to:

tooth decay

Weight Gain

Heart disease

diabetes (sugar disease)

other Chronic diseases

When you drink lots of sugary drinks on a regular basis the body can’t use all the sugar and turns it into fat.

increased weight can place strain on key organs like the heart and kidneys.

© Commonwealth of Australia 2014