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HEALTH PLEDGE Boys ditch sugar for tap water
But the answer to the problem is simple, experts say: make three major health networks, the State Government and a growTHE region’s teens are at serious risk of premature ing number of local secondary school students, Tap Water Every tap water your drink of choice. death because of their addiction to sugar-sweetened Day is taking up the fight for our kids’ futures. South Coast Primary & Community Partnership’s ‘Tap Wadrinks. JOIN THE CAUSE. MORE DETAILS INSIDE. Damning statistics show that while the average Australian teenage male consumed an average 92 grams - or 23 teaspoons - of free sugars per day, that appetite is even greater among Gippsland’s young men. It’s a lethal habit that’s leading to heart disease, obesity, poor dental health and even premature death.
ter Every Day’ campaign, launched on September 10 and running to December 10, will raise awareness of the health benefits of drinking tap water, advocate for greater access to tap water and motivate our young men to make tap water their drink of choice. Proudly supported by the Star and backed by the region’s
WATER WISE: Korumburra Secondary College Year 8 students Riley Sendek, Jaspar Anthony and Will Fairlie have joined the campaign, ditching sugary drinks in favour of water.
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