Bartley Healthcare is partnering with Centrastate Medical Center to host an educational seminar to inform the community on the many ways sugar can affect your body. You will never guess how many dietary items you consume on a daily basis that contain sugar, and the actual amount that they include is jaw dropping!
Bartley is hosting the seminar at 175 Bartley Road, Jackson. The seminar will be held on March 1 at 6 p.m. Come join us for blood pressure and glucose screenings from 5-6 p.m. before the seminar. The presenter will be Caryn Alter, MS, RD of the Star and Barry Tobias Health Awareness Center. Caryn is a registered dietitian at Centrastate Medical Center.
Americans love their sweets. Eating foods and drinking beverages that contain a great amount of sugar has likely contributed to the obesity epidemic in the United States. Americans consume, on average, 765 grams of sugar every five days and 130 pounds of sugar every year. 130 pounds of sugar equal about 1,767,900 Skittles. One can of coke, 12 ounces, contains 10 teaspoons of sugary goodness, and the average American consumes 53 gallons of soda a year. If you took away all the sugar in an average American diet, you would subtract 500 calories a day!
Seating is limited, so anyone interested in attending the “How Sweet It Is … Or Isn’t” educational seminar, please call Centrastate Medical Center at 732-308-0570 or visit centrastate.com and click on Classes and Events. There will be a light dinner served, so if you are interested in attending, please call or go online and register.
For over 30 years, Bartley Healthcare has provided quality individual-focused skilled nursing, rehabilitation and assisted living services for residents on its 25-acre campus in Jackson. Founded in 1984, Bartley Healthcare has long been recognized as an award-winning quality leader with the experience in skilled nursing, post-acute care and assisted living, having been listed by U.S. News & World Report as one of America’s Best Nursing Homes. Bartley Healthcare is Joint Commission-accredited with special certification for its Memory Care and Post-Acute programs. For more information, visit our website at bartleyhealthcare.com or call 732-370-4700.
