Sugar
When you consume sugar naturally from fruit, what nutrient are you getting that is required for your body to fight disease and infection?
Fiber
What does "WHO" stand for?
World Health Organization
Brady believes it's easy to lose weight because of all the healthy options to eat at home.
False
Why was the USDA originally created?
To help farmers thrive by helping to promote their products
In what decade did the food industry strip most of the fat from products after the McGovern Report was made?
1980's
Fruit juices have been stripped of the fiber. As a result, drinking fruit juice is similar to drinking what?
Soda
What does the WHO do?
WHO is a division of the United Nations responsible for setting global standards
There is always a percentage listed for the sugar content on nutrition labels
False
What guidelines did the USDA inherit after the McGovern Report was created?
Dietary guidelines
President Harry Truman signed the National School Lunch Act after a huge number of military recruits were rejected because of malnutrition
1946
The documentary discusses a study with lab rats on a sugar water diet. The rats exhibit behaviors such as binging, craving and withdrawl when sugar was taking away. What condition are these behaviors associated with?
Addiction
What is the WHO recommendations for daily intake of sugar?
No more than 10% of calories in a daily diet should come from sugar
Michelle Obama encouraged the food industry to change it's products and cut children's marketing
True
Who signed a bill authorizing USDA to come up with new standards for the federally funded school lunch program in order to make it healthier?
Barrak Obama
Ronald Reagan cut 1.46 billion dollars out of the child nutrition budget
1981
Studies show that sugar is 8x's more addictive than what?
Drugs/ cocaine
Lobbyists for the sugar industry fought the WHO regarding daily recommendations. What were the lobbyists recommendations for daily intake of sugar?
25%
Big food corporations agreed to reduce calories by 1.5 trillion by 2015. This is equivalent to 300 calories a day for the average adult or child
False- it's only 14 calories
The USDA considers these popular fast food items as vegetables....but they in fact NOT vegetables
French fries and pizza
More than 1/2 of all school districts served fast food
2012
Lactose free baby formulas are known to substitute with what type of sugar?
Sucrose
In 2002, the WHO put together a document that states sugar is a major cause of chronic metabolic disease and obesity. What was this document called?
TRS 916
Wesley says he eats unhealthy at school because the only choices are to eat the unhealthy food or go hungry
True
How much did the USDA increase the lunch budget by in 2012?
6 cents per student
The USDA doubled the required amount of fruits and vegetables
2012