Can you go without soda for the summer? Of course you can!
The Nutrition Services and Public Health Department in Alameda County (in northern California) challenges you!
Learn more about this Soda-Free Summer Campaign on my Stop SUGAR SHOCK! Radio show on Tuesday, July 31 at 4 p.m. EST.
That’s when I’ll interview two folks from Alameda County’s Public Health Department about their exciting program, which is made possible by a grant from Kaiser Permanente.
Remember: If you can’t make the show live, you can listen afterwards, in the convenience of your own home.
By the way, you may recall that I blogged previously about this exciting Soda Free Summer program, which is designed to educate Alameda County families about the importance of reducing or eliminating products full of sugar and high fructose corn syrup, beginning with sodas.
My guests on the July 31 Stop SUGAR SHOCK! Radio Show — which you can listen to after the fact — will be Anthony Iton, M.D., J.D., MPH, the Alameda County Public Health Department Director and Health Officer, and Nutrition Services Director Diane Woloshin.
As I mentioned previously, I became quite entertained when I learned through Google Alerts that the theme of this Soda Free Summer campaign is sugar shock because, as Diane explained, "this information is really shocking to people." How’s that for a wild coincidence?
Especially since, at the time fo the Soda Free Summer announcement, Alameda County’s Public Health Department had not yet heard of my book SUGAR SHOCK! But they knew a catchy title!
Another thing that entertained me was that in trying to educate people about sugary drinks, the Alameda County officials even provided some stats about soda that they’re calling sugar shockers.
I’ll be darned! If you look at my book SUGAR SHOCK!, you’ll see that I use the exact same phrase, "SUGAR SHOCKERS!," for some of the sidebars!
Anyhow, tune in on July 31, but if you can’t make it live, don’t free. Just catch the show later.
Go ahead: Listen now to previous Stop SUGAR SHOCK! Radio shows.