SOLA offers delicious solutions for a healthier lifestyle

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1 SOLA offers delicious solutions for a healthier lifestyle SOLA shares your vision of providing patients real solutions Evidence linking added sugar and carbohydrates to chronic conditions like obesity, cardiovascular disease, and diabetes continues to grow. 1 Yet we know a majority of patients struggle to keep their intake at levels that promote good health. 2 Even organizations like the American Cancer Society recognize the importance of addressing this dilemma by taking efforts to educate patients about diet choices that minimize intake of harmful ingredients like added sugar, without eliminating taste. 3 SOLA creator Chef Ryan Turner developed his knowledge and skills working for a broad range of clients with varying health and nutritional needs. One client in particular had difficulty controlling weight and was concerned about the impact sugar had on his diabetes. Though he managed many successful businesses, this person just couldn t keep to the health goals he d set with his health care team. That s when he challenged Chef Ryan to develop a replacement for sugar that would allow him to focus on his health goals and still eat foods he enjoyed. -10 Chef Ryan knew that lab scientists hadn t been able to provide a sufficient solution. He also knew that available sugar substitutes just didn t taste or function like sugar in the kitchen. For years, he experimented with ingredients that are found in nature around the world. Through intense effort, he finally hit upon the perfect combination for a healthy sugar substitute that tastes and functions like sugar. SOLA products provide a special blend of ingredients that help your patients achieve their individual health goals with the tastes they crave! SOLA has a glycemic index of only 4 and is clinically proven to suppress glucose, insulin, and fructose. 4 SOLA products are available at your local & grocery stores.

2 SOLA is made from ingredients that can be found in nature4 to provide the taste and function of sugar SOLA products have the perfect blend of these ingredients so you never miss sugar in your favorite foods erythritol, tagatose, maltitol, stevia, and monk fruit extract, along with xanthan gum for texture.4 SOLA features delicious products like yogurt, ice cream, granola, snack and nut bars, and sweetener. SOLA sweetener tastes, bakes, browns, measures and caramelizes like sugar. SOLA bakes likes sugar, and provides the same structure, with the same great taste. INGREDIENT FOUND IN... Erythritol Pears, melons, and grapes Tagatose Yogurt and dairy products Maltitol Chicory leaves Stevia Stevia leaves Monk fruit extract Monk fruit Xanthan gum Xanthan Try SOLA s chef-crafted, custom foods SOLA products include yogurt, ice cream, bread, granola, and nut and snack bars SOLA is also available as a sweetener that tastes, bakes, browns, and caramelizes like sugar

3 A look at sugar s influence on health and consumption In 2016, the Journal of the American Medical Association published an article entitled Sugar Industry and Coronary Heart Disease Research: A Historical Analysis of Internal Industry Documents. This article revealed that during the 60s, the sugar industry funded a large-scale medical review process with the intention of implicating fat and downplaying added sugar as a risk factor for coronary heart disease. 5 In 1967, this sugar industry-funded review was published in the New England Journal of Medicine, (NEJM). (Note: NEJM did not require authors to disclose all conflicts of interest until 1984). Thus began a longstanding trend where health care professionals lost interest in sugar as a clinical concern, while cutting fat out of American diets became a focus for preventing coronary heart disease. 5 With fat no longer providing the taste and texture that consumers preferred in food products, something needed to fill that void. It is probably no coincidence that data show a trend in sugar consumption that has risen steadily since 1970 levels that far exceed the evidence-based recommendations of health organizations worldwide. (See Figure 1). 6 Share your experience with helping patients battle a food supply inundated with added sugars, carbohydrates, and processed ingredients at: hcp@solasweet.com SOLA products are available at your local & grocery stores.

4 What does the evidence say about sugar today? Today we know that consumption of added sugars is directly linked to an increased risk of cardiovascular disease. Furthermore, continuing medical research has only deepened our understanding of the link between added sugar and increased risk of chronic diseases like obesity, hypertension, and diabetes. 1 Sugar is linked to chronic health conditions 1 Obesity Hypertension Cardiovascular disease Type 2 diabetes Is there a link with cancer? Research is still seeking to understand the complex link between sugar and cancer. One thing we do know, however, is that multiple studies conclusively link obesity directly with: 7 Increased risk for at least 9 cancer types Poorer treatment response Increased cancer-related mortality U.S. guidelines recommend reductions for added sugar. The most recent Dietary Guidelines for Americans published by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reflect this upward trend in the consumption of added sugar (see Figure 2). 2 Data within the guidelines show that the majority of men and women have an intake of sugar which far exceeds levels that are suggested to promote health, prevent chronic disease, and help people reach and maintain a healthy weight. 2 Figure 2: Added sugars intake compared with recommended limits 2 SOLA used this important information to help guide the creation of SOLA brand products. The vision for all SOLA products is that they provide a valuable solution for your patients who want to achieve their individual health goals without giving up the tastes they love.

5 Patients shouldn t ever give up the tastes they love. And with SOLA s chef-crafted, custom foods, they ll never have to SOLA products are available at your local & grocery stores. References: 1. Yang Q, Zhang Z, Gregg EW, et al. Added Sugar Intake and Cardiovascular Diseases Mortality Among US Adults. JAMA Intern Med. 2014;174(4): Scientific Report of the 2015 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee. Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion website. Available at: dietaryguidelines/2015-scientific-report/pdfs/06-part-d-chapter-1.pdf. Accessed February 6, Cut Calories and Fat, Not Flavor. American Cancer Society. Available at: Accessed February 6, Data on file. The Sola company. Houston, TX. USA. 5. Kearns CE, Schmidt LA, Glantz SA. Sugar Industry and Coronary Heart Disease Research; A Historical Analysis of Internal Industry Documents. JAMA Intern Med. 2016;176(11): Added Sugar, Subtracted Science: How Industry Obscures Science and Undermines Public Health Policy on Sugar (2014). Union of Concerned Scientists. Available at: Accessed February 6, Vucenik I, Stains J. Obesity and cancer risk: evidence, mechanisms, and recommendations. Ann NY Acad Sci. 2012; 1271:37-43.