Pouring on the Pounds

December 15th, 2009, by Bill

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-F4t8zL6F0c[/youtube]

The New York City health department has released a nauseating video in an effort to prevent people from drinking sugary beverages. The video was posted Monday on YouTube.

A man opens a soda can and pours the liquid into a glass. It's actually a mess of goopy fat.

When he tries to drink it, he ends up with fat globs on his face.

The message: Drinking just one can of soda a day can add up to 10 pounds of weight in a year.

Health Commissioner Thomas Farley says sugary drinks are a large part of the obesity epidemic.

A 2007 health department survey found that more than 2 million New Yorkers drink at least one sugar-sweetened beverage each day.

Avoiding sugary beverages is definitely something we encourage at the Fort. Remember though that the zero calorie alternatives aren't any better for you. Stick to eating your calories and drinking your water for the best health. Oh, and did anyone else notice the sneaky dairy industry and their low-fat milk in the final frame?

What do the rest of you think of ads like this? Love them? Hate them? Post your thoughts to comments.

Category: Nutrition

3 Responses to "Pouring on the Pounds"

  • Chris S
    December 15, 2009, 10:53 pm

    Now that is an awesome ad! CHUG that soda! Ok now switch to that 2 liter of Mountain Dew and enjoy that Yellow #5 dye linked with behavior issues in kids, and have some of that MDew Gum thats also a key ingredient in shoe polish and paints. Don't forget that yummie Brominated Veg Oil which is banned in over 100 countries because Bromine can be lethal in its pure liquid form. Not even going to touch the Sodium Benzoate issue in soda.. Just savor that fizzy soda goodness and think about all the organs its effecting. I think there should be more ads like this the same way they did ads against the cigarette industry so more people are aware of what they are really putting in their bodies.

  • Heath
    December 17, 2009, 10:26 am

    Bill

    I picked up Paleo Diet for The Athlete at the library (they didn't have a copy of the "non-athlete" version) I may need to find the original version as this one seems to be geared toward endurance athletes with rigorous hours/miles of training per week. The one thing I question. It lists fatty meats as foods to avoid. Such as T-bone, ground beef, bacon etc. Convince me these are ok in the paleo diet, especially the grass fed variety? Love me some good t-bone so I really want to be convinced :-)

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