Americans love their treats, from Twinkies to ice-cream to Hershey’s kisses. If it’s sweet, we love it! And in moderation, there’s nothing wrong with that. The problem is taht America has such a sweet tooth, sugar is turning up all our food, from bread to spaghetti sauce to peanut butter, and beyond. How much sugar is too much? Correspondent Susan Spencer looks into our love/hate relationship with sugar.
For more information:
www.sugarshock.com (Yeah, they posted my website.)
www.childrenshospital.org
www.sugar.org
www.usda.gov
www.healthandhealingny.org
Books:
“Sweetness and Power: The Place of Sugar in Modern History”, by Sidney Mintz “Ending the Food Fight” by Dr. David Ludwig, M.D. “Sugar Shock” by Connie Bennett
Check out the CBS website to find a description about Sunday's cover story about sugar, on the CBS News Sunday Morning. The piece is now entitled, "Short and Sweet." Here's the item on the CBS website.
Set your TiVos now if you plan to be busy for Father's Day. Learn first where the CBS News Sunday Morning airs in your area.
FYI, you can learn more about this segment here and also here, when I first posted about my exciting day with the CBS News Sunday Morning crew.
COVER STORY: Short and Sweet
Americans love their treats, from Twinkies to ice-cream to Hershey’s kisses. If it’s sweet, we love it! And in moderation, there’s nothing wrong with that. The problem is taht America has such a sweet tooth, sugar is turning up all our food, from bread to spaghetti sauce to peanut butter, and beyond. How much sugar is too much? Correspondent Susan Spencer looks into our love/hate relationship with sugar.
www.sugarshock.com (Yeah, they posted my website.)
www.childrenshospital.org
www.sugar.org
www.usda.gov
www.healthandhealingny.org
Books:
“Sweetness and Power: The Place of Sugar in Modern History”, by Sidney Mintz
“Ending the Food Fight” by Dr. David Ludwig, M.D.
“Sugar Shock” by Connie Bennett