WEDNESDAY, JUNE 6: Debbie Jones is currently a vice president of
the International Diabetes Federation and a diabetes nurse
educator at the Bermuda Hospitals Board’s Diabetes Education
Centre. She will be writing a monthly diabetes column for the
Bermuda Sun to help educate people about one of Bermuda’s
biggest killers. Bermuda has the opportunity to set an example
for the rest of the world. The time is now to take a stand and
be serious about the sugary, sweet drinks on the market today.
Every week, clients tell me they have no idea there is all that
sugar in iced teas or fruit drinks. Sugar is toxic. What is
wrong with water? Sixty percent of the human body is water. Why
wouldn’t you want to use water to replenish water lost? A
question we ask clients is whether they would consider giving
their animals sweet, sugary drinks. The answer is always no
because those drinks are not good for their animals. So why do
you think they are good for you?? Sweet, sugary drinks are
literally pouring on the pounds. Stop dr