For the first annual Food Day, October 24, New York City celebrates eating real and healthy food. The Health Department has also launched its latest education campaign describing how drinking just one 20 ounce soda a day translates to eating 50 pounds of sugar a year. Many of us consume too much sugar without realizing it. Sugar in sweetened drinks contains extra calories that can lead to obesity and diabetes.
In recognition of the national Food Day events, all New Yorkers are urged to go “Sugary Drink Free” for one week and help cut hundreds of unnecessary calories from their diets. Materials to support schools, organizations, and encourage New Yorkers to be “sugary drink free” are available through the Health Department.
Community Action Kit
Workplaces and organizations across the city can help fight
obesity by limiting availability to sugar-sweetened beverages and making sure that employees, customers and members have access to healthier alternatives.
The following resources can help:
