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Kristine: WELCOME BACK.
WHEN KIDS AND TEENS ARE THIRSTY,
THEY SOMETIMES REACH FOR SPORTS
DRINK, MAYBE EVEN A DIET SODA,
THINKING IT'S OKAY.
ARE THESE DRINKS REALLY GOOD FOR
THEM?
THAT'S WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT
TODAY.
WE WELCOME BACK PEDIATRICIAN
DR. THERESA WEE FOR A CLOSER
LOOK.
WELCOME BACK.
GOOD MORNING.
Kristine: WE'VE BEEN
TALKING ABOUT FOUR NUMBERS THE
PAST TWO MOMENTS.
FIVE, TWO, ONE, ZERO.
FIVE, TWO, ONE, ZERO IS A
HEALTH INITIATIVE.
WE'RE TRYING TO SPREAD THE WORD
THROUGH COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO
JUST HAVE HEALTHY EATING AND
ACTIVE LIVING.
Kristine: AND SSB, THAT'S
WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TODAY.
WHAT DOES THAT STAND FOR?
SUGAR SWEETENED BEVERAGES.
Kristine: AND WE MIGHT NOT
KNOW IT, BUT THERE ARE A LOT OF
DRINKS THAT ARE SSBs.
THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GOING TO TELL
YOU TODAY IF YOUR CHILD WANTS TO
DRINK SOME, BE CAREFUL OF WHAT
YOU'RE GIVING THEM.
WHAT ARE THEY LYNNED TO?
WHAT YOU DRINK MAKES MORE OF
A DIFFERENCE.
MANY TIMES, BECAUSE HAWAI'I'S SO
HOT, WE'RE ALWAYS DEHYDRATED.
A LOT OF TIMES WE WILL REACH FOR
100% FRUIT JUICE OR HAWAIIAN SUN
DRINK OR SODAS, AND ADULT
MONSTER DRINKS.
AS YOU CAN SEE, IT'S LIKE LIQUID
CANDY.
IN ONE CAN OF A MONSTER DRINK,
YOU HAVE ALMOST 17-TEASPOONS OF
SUGAR.
IN ONE CAN OF PEPSI -- 100%
FRUIT JUICE IS A CONCENTRATED
SOURCE OF SUGAR.
IN APPLE JUICE AND ORANGE JUICE,
YOU'LL FIND AS MUCH CALORIES.
Kristine: EVEN THOUGH IT
SAYS 100% JUICE, THERE IS SUGAR.
THERE IS.
THE SOLUTION TO THIS WOULD BE
CONSIDERING MODERATION.
I WOULD RECOMMEND MAYBE ONE
FORTH TO HALF A CUP OF 100%
FRUIT JUICE OR THE HEALTHY
ALTERNATIVE WOULD BE TO EAT A
WHOLE APPLE AND ORANGE?
Kristine: CAN YOU DILUTE
IT?
YOU CAN ADD WATER OR ICE TO
IT.
AND AGAIN, WE DON'T HAVE TO HAVE
IT EVERY DAY.
WE CAN HAVE IT AT A SPECIAL
TREAT ONCE OR TWICE A WEEK.
Kristine: IF YOU HAVE TOO
MUCH, IT CAN LEAD TO A NUMBER OF
CONDITIONS.
FIRST OF ALL, WEIGHT GAIN.
RIGHT.
OBESITY.
AND ACROSS THE U.S., ONE THIRD
OF CHILDREN ARE EITHER OBESE OR
OVERWEIGHT.
OBESITY CONTRIBUTES TO CHRONIC
ILLNESS.
LIKE HEART DISEASE AND CANCER.
Kristine: DIET DRINKS WITH
ARTIFICIAL SWEETENERS CAN MAKE
PEOPLE GAIN WEIGHT.
AND INCREASES YOUR BRAIN TO
THINK THAT YOU'RE HUNGRY.
IT CAUSES YOU TO EAT MORE.
AND SO DIET DRINKS IN ITSELF IN
MODERATION.
MOD.
Kristine: WHAT ARE SOME
LUGES.
IF YOU DO WANT A LITTLE TREAT,
WHAT SHOULD YOU DO?
I TELL PEOPLE, JUST DON'T BUY
THE COSTCO SIZE ORANGE JUICE OR
CASES OF DRINKS.
HAVE A TREAT ONCE A WEEK.
MILK AND WATER ARE THE TWO MAIN
THINGS WE SHOULD CONSEN RATE ON.
AND TO MAKE WATER MORE
INTERESTING, I LIKE TO ADD A
LITTLE LEMON TO FLAVOR IT.
IN HAWAI'I, WE REALLY DO NEED TO
DRINK A LOT OF WATER.
NEXT MONTH'S TOPIC, I'M GOING TO
TALK ABOUT WHAT WE CAN DRINK,
WHICH IS HOW MUCH WATER AND MILK
WE NEED.
Kristine: AND WHAT ARE THE
BENEFITS OF NOT DRINKING THESE
DRINKS ASIDE FROM NOT GAINING
WEIGHT?
AGAIN, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE
MORE ROOM TO EAT MORE NUTRITIOUS
FOOD.
YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE LESS DENTAL
CAVITIES AND YOU'RE GOING TO
FEEL BETTER.
YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE IMPROVED
SLEEP, WEIGHT LOSS, MORE ENERGY.
Kristine: OKAY.
AND NEXT WEEK, YOU'RE GOING TO
CONCENTRATE ON OTHER TYPE OF
BEVERAGES.
LET'S CONCENTRATE ON WHAT WE
CAN DRINK.
Kristine: AND TOMORROW,
EVERY SATURDAY, DOCTOR WEE WEE