ARE SODAS REALLY SO BAD?
A Discussion about the Health Impacts of Sugar-Sweetened Beverages
A lot of people know that sugary beverages aren’t very healthy, but are they actually harmful? Are they so damaging that they should be taxed? Come to this fascinating and enlightening discussion to hear about remarkable new research on sugar-sweetened beverages and how they lead directly to heart disease, Type 2 diabetes, and fatty liver disease. Learn about the health and economic impact of these products and the latest efforts to reduce their consumption. You may never see a bottle of Coke the same again!
Date: Thursday, January 28, 2016
Time: 7:30 pm – 8:45 pm
Location: Congregation Bet Haverim – 1715 Anderson Road
Kimber Stanhope, Ph.D., RD is an internationally recognized expert on the health effects of sugar consumption. For the last 16 years she has been investigating the effects of sugar consumption on the development of metabolic disease, utilizing well-controlled diet intervention studies in human subjects. At this briefing, Dr. Stanhope will share her cutting-edge findings and research behind the science of sugary drinks and the effects of these beverages on health. Dr. Stanhope has a PhD in Nutritional Biology from the University of California at Davis, where she is currently a Nutritional Biologist in the Department of Molecular Biosciences.
Harold Goldstein, DrPH is the Executive Director of the California Center for Public Health Advocacy (CCPHA), which he founded in 1999. CCPHA is a nationally recognized authority on public policies to address the social, economic, and community conditions that perpetuate the obesity and diabetes epidemic. Dr. Goldstein has a bachelor’s degree in physiology from UC Berkeley and a doctorate in public health from UCLA.
Robb Davis, PhD is the Mayor Pro Tempore in Davis. Robb has over 25 years of experience working in the field of food security, child nutrition and maternal and child health, primarily in francophone West Africa. In more recent years he has focused on bringing the principles and practices of restorative justice to Yolo County and dealing with the challenges of homelessness and addiction in Davis. He continues to work in child health as a consultant in curriculum design, program design, monitoring and evaluation. Robb has a Masters’ in Public Health and a PhD from Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health.
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