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Newspaper Page Text6A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2016 EMERALD HEIGHTS APARTMENTS Affordable Place to Call Home EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY Astoria, OR Call 325-8221 for more information © 2016 by Vicki Whiting, Editor Jeff Schinkel, Graphics Vol. 32, No. 11 he average American eats about 22 teaspoons of added sugar every day. This adds up to over 70 pounds of sugar a year! Eating more sugar leads to weight gain and obesity. This can cause serious health problems such as heart disease and diabetes. added sugar can lead to getting sick more often. PARENTS: New government guidelines say that no more than 10 % of our daily calories should come from added sugar. For kids that is less than about 10 teaspoons per day. A lot of the added sugar people consume can be found in sweetened drinks. The American Heart Association recommends a maximum of 3 teaspoons (12 grams) of added sugar per day for kids. 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Which food has the most sugar per serving? Which had more sugar than you thought? ( 503) 325- 5180 2095 M a rin e D rive | Astoria Total Fat 4g 6% Total Fat 0g 0% Total Fat 9g Cholesterol 15mg 5% Cholesterol 0mg 0% Cholesterol 0mg Sodium 105mg 4% Sodium 45mg 2% Sodium 250mg Sugar 39g Sugar 22g Sugar 2g 14% 0% 10% ASTORIA | 503-556-0410 Standards Link: Reading Comprehension: Follow written directions. CLATSOP POWER EQUIPMENT INC. 34912 HWY. 101 BUSINESS ASTORIA | (503) 325-0792 DETECTIVE DOUGHNUTS SWEETENED MAXIMUM AVERAGE TOMATO LABELS SUGAR HEART GERMS BLOOD SYRUP CELLS SOUP SICK Did you know that there are more than 50 names for sugar that can be found on food labels? Use the Secret Sugar Code at right to reveal some of the most common. 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Tha nks to the follow ing bu sinesses for su pporting New spa pers In E du ca tion C olu m b ia P a c ific w w w .d a ilya sto ria n .co m /n ie • Appelo Archives Center • Sam’s Seaside Café • Hees Enterprises, Inc • Quackenbush Buliders Inc. • Bridgewater Bistro • Clatsop Truck & Equipment • Clatsop Behaviorial Healthcare Da Yang Seafoods LTD. The D a ily A storia n ha s severa l rou tes a va ila ble in the A storia a rea . Ca ll 503-325-3211 for m ore in form a tion . • Kuuma Saavi Works • Lazerquick Seaside/Astoria • Mark J. Lang, Attorney at Law • Premium Adjustable Beds • Suzanne Elise Assisted Living • Moberg and Rust Attorneys at Law • Lower Columbia Clinic L a w F irm L L C • Ship Inn • Video Horizons • Clean and Dry • Rock Bauer Landscapes • Chinook Marine Repair Shop • Hammond Kennels 1139 Exchange St. Astoria, OR 503-468-3100 Ebb Tide Oceanfront Resort 300 N . PRO M • SE ASI D E 1-800-468-6232