SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2015
On Saturday, March 7,
Kenneth B Gallery, 1458 First
St. in Old Town Florence, will
host its first monthly
“Florence Spoken Word
Poetry Contest,” which offers
a $250 cash prize for the win-
ning poem.
Each participating poet may
read one original poem for no
longer than three minutes, and
there is a $10 entrance fee for
poets to participate.
Registration starts at 3 p.m.,
and the readings begin at 5
p.m.
The public is welcome to
attend for free.
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J OEL F UHRMAN , MD
Negative effects of soda on children
The standard American diet,
chock full of soda and other
sugary drinks, fast foods and
other low-nutrient foods, can
have a major impact on the
health and lives of our children.
Rising rates of childhood
obesity driven by this way of
eating have received much
attention; however, low-nutri-
ent foods are still having nega-
tive effects on the physical and
mental health of children who
are not overweight.
Children are not immune to
the damaging health effects of
the standard American diet,
which can set them up for a
lifetime of poor health ranging
from heart disease to behavior
problems and lower cognitive
performance.
On average, U.S. children
and teens consume over 200
calories a day from soda and
other sugary drinks, and it is
estimated that about 14 percent
of their calories come from fast
food. As a result of the poor
diets of American children,
more than one-third of normal-
weight teenagers (and about
half of overweight teenagers)
have at least one diet-related
risk factor for heart disease.
These dietary patterns have
the potential to dramatically
affect not only public health
but the productivity of our
future adult population; studies
have implicated poor diet in
limiting intelligence and aca-
demic performance, and also
has drawn parallels between
consumption of sweets during
childhood and violence in
adulthood.
A study on soda consump-
tion found an increase in
behavior and attention prob-
lems in five-year-old children
(as assessed by their mothers)
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with increasing daily consump-
tion of soda.
Forty-three percent of the
five-year-olds in the study
drank soda at least once a day.
The authors adjusted their
results for potential confound-
ing factors that might affect
behavior, such as hours of tele-
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environment, and still found a
significant association between
soda consumption and aggres-
sion, withdrawn behavior and
poor attention.
They proposed that caffeine
and/or fluctuations in blood
sugar might be responsible for
the association between soda
and behavior problems.
Blood glucose levels do
affect the workings of the
brain, and habitual high sugar
intake has been shown to
impair cognitive function.
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high school students have also
associated soda consumption
with aggressive behavior, as
well as depression and self-
harm.
Plus, higher sugar sweetened
beverage consumption is
linked to diabetes, cardiovas-
cular disease, and cancers.
In addition to soda, higher
fast food consumption in fifth
grade (four or more times per
week) has been associated with
poorer academic progress in
math, reading and science
between fifth grade and eighth
grade.
Children who ate fast food
one to three times per week-a
common level of intake-com-
pared to those who ate no fast
food had lower scores in math.
These results suggest that chil-
dren eating fast food frequently
could slow their academic
progress.
The food habits children
develop in their early years
have a substantial impact on
their physical health and men-
tal well-being throughout the
rest of our lives.
Parents need to know this
information, so that they can
help their children to live
healthfully, maintain a positive
mindset, and reach their full
cognitive potential.
Dr. Fuhrman is a New York
Times best-selling author and
board certified family physician
specializing in lifestyle and nutri-
tional medicine.
I N BRIEF
Soroptimists selling
roses to benefit
local students
Tickets for the annual
Soroptimist Rose Sale are
available now through March
25, for $20 per dozen.
Delivery will be April 29.
Proceeds fund the scholar-
ships awarded to local stu-
dents.
Roses can be delivered to
the recipient at home or
work.
Tickets can be purchased
from any Soroptimist or by
calling Jo Hine at 541-997-
2233.
British Car Club
rolls into Florence
today
The Central Oregon Coast
British Car Club will hold its
monthly breakfast meeting,
rain or shine, on Saturday,
Feb. 28, starting at 9 a.m., at
Kozy Kitchen Restaurant,
820 Highway 101 in
Florence.
Come and meet the club
officers and friends. Anyone
with an interest in British
vehicles is welcome.
For more information, call
541-997-7354.
Elvis will enter Elks
building today
Florence Elks Lodge No.
1858 will open its doors to
the public for a special show,
“Elvis and Friends,” today,
Feb. 28, from 5 to 7 p.m.
Clint Ingbretson and Ila
Selene will charm the audi-
ence with their music and
impersonations.
Tickets will be available at
the door for $10.
The Elks Lodge is at 1686
12th Street in Florence.
SSWCD meets at
new location
Monday
The Siuslaw Soil and
Water Conservation District
(SSWCD) will hold its regu-
larly scheduled board meet-
ing Monday, March 2, at
1774 Laurel Place, Ste No. 4,
in Florence, at 6:30 p.m.
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