European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 04, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 16 the stars and stripes Friday october 4. 1985 How Sweet it is and in t minor t Dorir Sut r 75 Pound a Genoa in Var by Mary Neth consumer editor if diet is any indication americans Are real sweeties. According to government figures the National rate of sugar consumption averages 125pounds a year. The biggest source is soil drink which account for 25 percent o the intake. To Kathy Reily clinical dietitian at 5th general Hospital in bad Cannstatt All this sugar is not Good news. As tar As nutrition la concerned tha Only Benefit of any significance provided by sugar is calories four per Gram she says. Sugar a become an important focus in the american Battles to keep weight Down and to prevent tooth decay. In the current drive by Usa eur dietitians to spread nutritional education to the military cautioning about its overuse which raise is linked to weight gain heart disease and diabetes rates High. The problem is that most people Are not aware of How much sugar they consume. Much of it is hidden in processed foods and beverages. Food manufacturers use sugar not just to sweeten but to help tools retain moisture prevent spoilage and improve texture and appearance Points out relly. By avoiding Oft drink sweets such As jams syrups and desserts baked goods and ice creams you can Cut Back on about half of the sugar you eat. Locating the balance can be complicated. It appears in Many breakfast cereals even the non sweetened varieties in fruit juices salad dressing and Ketchup and even in pork and Beans and Peanut butter. Sugar comes in Many different terms and not All Are called sugar " says Reily. Here is a list from the food and drug administration of the More common sugars and sweeteners sucrose obtained in crystalline form from Cane and beets is a double sugar or disaccharide and is composed of two simple sugars glucose and fructose. It is about 99.9 percent pure and is sold in either granulated or powdered form. Raw sugar Tan to Brown in appearance is a coarse granulated solid obtained from evaporation of sugar Cane juice. Tur Bonado sugar is sometimes viewed incorrectly As a raw sugar. Actually it has to go through a refining process to remove impurities and most of the molasses. It is produced by separating raw sugar crystals and washing them with steam. Brown sugar consists of sugar crystals contained in a molasses syrup with natural flavor and color. However some refiners make it by simply adding syrup to refined White sugar in a mixer. It has 91 to 96 percent sucrose. Total invert sugar a mixture of glucose and fructose is formed by splitting sucrose in a process called inversion it is sold Only in liquid form and is sweeter than sucrose. Honey an invert sugar formed by an enzyme from nectar is composed of fructose glucose maltose and sucrose. Corn syrups Are produced by the action of enzymes and or acids on cornstarch. Tev Tose. Or fructose is a commercial sugar considerably sweeter than sucrose. Dextrose or glucose is also called Corn sugar. It is made commercially from starch by the action of heat and acids or enzymes. Lactose or milk sugar is make from whey and skim milk for com Merical purposes. Sorbitol. Mannl Tol Mal Titol. And a Yafo Are sugar alcohols or poly Ola. They occur naturally in fruits but Are commercially produced from such sources As dextrose. Contrary to popular opinion Brown sugar and raw sugar Are no More nourishing than regular White sugar says Reily. To help shopper serious about nutrition the Center Lor science in the Public interest Csepi has compiled a scoreboard of sugar in common foods and published it in the form of n Handy Wall Chart. The information was collected from manufacturers in some cases while other figures were calculated by the Csepi. In determining the amount of sugar in a food All types of sugar were combined the renter reported. Copies of the How Sweet it is sugar scoreboard can be purchased for $3.50 from the Center for science in the Public interest 1501 16th St. N.w., Washington . 20036. The Center is a nonprofit consumer group organized to provide consumer information on health topics. The scoreboard lists More than 250 common foods the number of Teaspoons of sugar per serving of the food and the percentage of that food s calories that Are provided by sugar. In addition the Chart contains Brief descriptions of the different sugars plus that of the artificial sweeteners aspartame saccharin and by climate. Danger from mini Dracula by Mary Neth consumer editor if you Are planning fall walks through the european Woods be aware thai ticks Are lurking in the Brush in Man areas. The German automobile club. Adar says that they will be around until colder weather in november. When it comes to attaching themselves. They do not differentiate Between sheep dogs mice or men Points out the adar noting that the mind Dracula attack picnickers joggers mushroom Hunters. The danger Fores ticks can carry  an inflammation of the brain which sometimes can be fatal. The disease carrying ticks appear in Only certain Forest areas and Only 20 out of 500 Are infected. Nevertheless in 1974, they caused 100 cases of brain inflammation in Germany and in Austria 335 serious cases that resulted in five deaths reports the adar. I. ,. Adar Gurll atm  ton a found in most Forsti. Only in meat marked however do Tome Tarry . There is no cure for the disease. Tho Best Protection is a three part vaccination. It however must be Given four weeks ahead of time. It s better perhaps to avoid the wooded areas see map where such licks can be found. If you Are in one of the tick infested areas and find you have been bitten go to a doctor immediately. An Antibiotic though not a cure can help your body Light infection. Also be sure to see a doctor if a tick bite becomes red and swollen. That can be the sign of a bacterial infection carried by ticks that can Lead to an Inola Matlon of the joints an nerves. How do you remove a tick that has burrowed in Don t pull it out. Instead a hot object or some Fingernail polish remover alcohol or glue should be applied to its body until releases its Mouth pans. Then after a Tew minutes carefully ease it out with tweezers Don t pull against resistance. If part of the tick remains in tha wound see a doctor