One Brooklyn
September 20, 2019
Today, following reports that the New York City Department of Education (DOE) is considering a ban on chocolate milk in public schools, Brooklyn Borough President Eric L. Adams released a video highlighting startling health facts about the popular beverage. Borough President Adams, who has been an outspoken advocate for improving school nutrition and recently celebrated the successful elimination of processed meats from cafeteria menus, demonstrated through the video that one cup of chocolate milk contains three to four teaspoons of added sugar; the American Heart Association (AHA) recommends that children ages two to 18 have less than six teaspoons of added sugar daily.
“Chocolate milk is loaded with extra sugar that can cause Type 2 diabetes and obesity, among other health issues,” said Borough President Adams. “Yet we continue to serve it in our schools. Instead of serving our children drinks that set them up for a lifetime of health problems, we should be giving them better options, such as water. Seventy percent of children have early signs of heart disease. We can’t continue to feed the health care crisis in this city.”
Borough President Adams’ video, titled “Chocolate Milk: Do the Math,” can be seen on his Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter accounts.
The link to the video is available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40nHpsD4A5k.
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