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8 A SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2016 Free cooking demo at Real Food Co-op March 2 J OEL F UHRMAN , MD The 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 academic per- formance, 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 5-year-old children (as assessed by their mothers) with increasing daily consumption of soda. Forty-three percent of the 5- year-olds in the study drank soda at least once a day. The authors adjusted their results for potential confounding fac- tors that might affect behavior, such as hours of television and a stressful home environment, and still found a significant association between soda con- sumption and aggression, with- drawn behavior and poor atten- tion. 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. Several previous studies on high school students have also associated soda consumption with aggressive behavior, as well as depression and self- harm. Plus, higher sugar sweet- ened 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 — On the menu for the Real Food Co-op’s next free cook- ing demonstration is gluten- free chocolate ganache cake. Attendees will leave the cooking demo with samples, recipes and helpful hints. There are no fees or regis- tration necessary. Join chef Annie McHale, the founder and director of ROOTS Culinary School, which offers real food cook- ing classes and retreats. McHale is currently manag- ing the kitchen at the Yachat’s Farm Store, is a freelance writer for Azure Standard in Dufur, Ore., and a member of Florence’s Real Food Co-op. Her cooking classes spe- cialize in gluten, sugar and dairy free cooking. McHale is a former corpo- rate trainer and worked in a common level of intake — compared to those who ate no fast food had lower scores in math. These results suggest that children 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 physi- cian specializing in lifestyle and nutritional medicine. The Grill & Lounge at Sandpines WINE TASTING AND FOUR COURSE MEAL Featuring Oregon’s Eola Hills Wine Cellar SATURDAY MARCH 19, 2016 City Club to hear of negative LNG facility impacts The guest speaker for Florence City Club on March 4 will be Jody McCaffree, who will speak on the pro- posed controversial Jordan Cove LNG Export facility project. McCaffree currently lives with her husband of more than 30 years in North Bend. They owned and operated McCaffree Electric Inc., a full service industrial, commer- cial and residential electrical contracting business in North Bend until Dec. 31, 2015. Both were born and raised in the Coos Bay area and cur- rently live two miles from the proposed Jordan Cove LNG Export facility. For the last 10 years, McCaffreehas been actively working to expose the truth about the poorly conceived LNG project, sited inappropriately too close to the population and airport on a sand spit in an earthquake subduction and tsunami inun- dation zone. McCaffree says the LNG project would negatively impact jobs in fishing, clam- ming, crabbing, oyster grow- ing, timber, ranching, tourism, recreation and manu- facturing industries. She continues to fight to save sustainable jobs on the South Coast of Oregon and the foreign takeover of American private property by the use of eminent domain at the hands of the Jordan Cove LNG Export Project. City Club will host its first meeting upstairs in the Driftwood Shores board room. Lunch will be served from the menu from 11 a.m. to noon. The program is from noon to 1 p.m. Call Roger Johnson a day before for reservations at 541- 902-5135. organization development. She brings these skills to her classes. McHale and her hus- band currently live in Yachats and are actively looking to buy a home and locate perma- nently to Florence. The Real Food Co-op is committed to community education about eating healthy, whole foods that are grown sustainably. The Co- op actively supports local farms and producers. McHale and the co-op will be offering free cooking classes the first Wednesday of every month. The demo will take place Wednesday, March 2, from 4 to 6 p.m., at Real Food Co- op, 1379 B Rhododedron Drive. For more information, call 541-997-3396. Welcome Wine served at 5:00pm $55 Ind. $110 per Couple *Includes gratuity, reservations required 541-997-4623 Ex. 106 Limited to first 44 reservations 1201 35th Street at Kingwood, Florence Highway 101 & 35 St. 541-997-4623 A LICE B RAUER C HRISTIAN P RESCHOOL CITRUS FUNDRAISER CROW invites jewelers to participate in contest Local beaders and jewelry makers are invited to partici- pate in CROW’s upcoming production of “Shrek the Musical Jr.” The nonprofit youth theatre group’s production requires three sparkling crystal neck- laces similar to the one worn in the animated feature films. These three necklaces will be worn onstage by “Young Fiona,” “Teen Fiona” and “Adult Fiona,” and the actress- es will get to keep them at the end of the run. CROW is challenging local artists to design one, two or all three necklaces, and the pro- duction team will select the three winning pieces to be worn onstage for the show. It is not necessary that they all match, but that they all coordinate and have a similar medieval-period style. For style ideas, CROW artistic director Melanie Heard recommends jewelry artists look at the necklaces worn in the Broadway production of Shrek by Sutton Foster. “Be creative. Use your imagination — and have fun.” Not only will the handmade creation(s) be featured onstage for packed houses at the Florence Events Center (April 15-17), but the winner will receive mention in the program as “Fiona’s Royal Jewelry Designer,” along with two complimentary tickets to the show. To participate, contact Heard at 541-999-8641 or email crowtheatrekids@ yahoo.com. Deadline for sub- mission is Tuesday, March 1. Participants will need to arrange to drop off entrees to Heard or have it picked up by a CROW representative. Necklaces that are not selected to be worn onstage will be sold at CROW’s lobby boutique and profits will go toward scholarships for kids who cannot afford to attend 2016 CROW summer camp. For more information on the CROW nonprofit youth theatre arts program, visit www.crow kids.com. Please call to Order your box of California Navel Oranges and/ or Texas Rio Star Ruby Red Grapefruit $30.00 per box Orders are due by March 24th, 2016. Deliver date will be April 1st. ,VQ¶WLWWLPHWRWRXU 7KH6KRUHZRRG $QGGLVFRYHUa ͞dŚĞWĞƌĨĞĐƚ>ŝĨĞƐƚLJůĞ͟ All proceeds go to support the preschool academic program Meggan Haslett, Director 541-603-1562 /HWXVWDNHFDUHRIWKHZHHNO\FKRUHV:HGRWKH VKRSSLQJ FOHDQLQJ JDUGHQLQJ PDLQWHQDQFH DQG OLQHQ VHUYLFH $QG IRU DQ\ RWKHU QHHGV WKDW PD\ DULVH WKH OLYH LQ PDQDJHPHQW LV RQ FDOO $OORIWKLVIRURQHPRQWKO\SD\PHQW &RPHIRUDWRXUDQGZHZLOOEX\OXQFK 6SUXFH6W)ORUHQFHa -- VKRUHZRRGUHWLUHPHQW#JPDLOFRP WORD Come to Fraudville, a benefit for Boys and Girls Club, tonight, Feb. 27, at Three Rivers Casino Resort, 5647 Highway 126. Doors open at 5 p.m. For guests 21 or up. ON THE STREET What is your karaoke “go-to” song? Family Keepsakes Cremation “Urn” Pendants “I think I’d sing a little Bob Seger. Probably ‘Night Moves.’” “I’d say I have to open with Ricky Nelson’s ‘Garden Party.’ That song res- onates with everyone.” —S HERRI B OLLINGER I NTERIM C HAMBER D IRECTOR —C AL A PPLEBEE , D EPARTING C HAMBER D IRECTOR Several Styles to Choose From 1499 Bay Street • Old Town On-Site Parking 541-997-0111 Closed Sun.-Mon. “It’s kind of hard to sing, but I’d go with Frank Sinatra’s version of ‘New York, New York.’” —J O A NN C ASSELBERRY C HAMBER V OLUNTEER DISCLAIMER: The opinions expressed above are solely those of the contributors and do not necessarily reflect those of the Siuslaw News or its advertisers. S OUTHVIEW – G RAND V IEWS OF B EACH & O CEAN Price ed Reduc Coast Real Estate 100 Hwy. 101, Florence, OR 97439 Cell: CB#11031 MLS#15369425 $459,000 541-999-7317 diana@cbcoast.com