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ShFat That! is a blend of the two words Sugar and Fat. It means sugar turns to fat inside your body. ShFat That! is a fun way to say “I don't want that," to food and drinks high in sugar.

The ShFat That! movement was created in 2013 by the ShFat That! Kids also known as the Project Citizen and Active Citizen students of Indian Ridge Elementary School in Aurora, Colorado, and the Living Closer Foundation. ShFat That! was developed to combat the alarming rise in childhood obesity and type 2 diabetes, and to inspire healthy eating through skits, songs, videos and social action.

The Mission is to spread the word that, Too Much Sugar turns to fat inside your body. Eat Real Food!

The ShFat That! Kids are working with world renowned fructose scientists including Dr. Richard Johnson, who is discovering that it is not fat that makes you sick or overweight. It is … SUGAR! The kids learned that when you drink or eat something very high in sugar, your liver is overwhelmed and starts to convert the excess sugar into fat very quickly, in some studies, as little as fifteen minutes. Yikes! Watch out, sugar is hiding in processed foods and perceived healthy foods like juice and yogurt.

For the last three years, ShFat That! has been presented in elementary schools and community centers as well as to local school boards, US Senator Mark Udall and to legislators at the Colorado State Capitol. The ShFat That! Kids participated in a press conference with Governor Hickenlooper and presented to scientists at the FIZZ conference in New Zealand. They have connected to schools internationally and worked with filmmakers both locally and globally to spread the word.

In 2015, the ShFat That! Kids went to the State Capitol to lobby for a resolution for a Colorado Children's Health Day - May 1st. The students made Colorado history and witnessed democracy in action when the resolution passed with bipartisan support. State Representative Rhonda Fields and State Senator Jack Tate presented the resolution.

In Colorado, a comparatively healthy state, 1 : 4 kids are overweight or obese and 1 : 3 kids are predicted to have type 2 diabetes in their lifetime. This is now a global epidemic due to the overt and hidden amounts of sugar in processed foods and the easy access to these foods.

The World Health Organization and the American Heart Association recommend we have no more that 24 grams of ADDED sugar in a day (6 teaspoons). Many studies show that kids are eating, on average, a staggering 130 grams (32 teaspoons) of sugar a day!

Support a global movement, initiated by Colorado kids. Spread this very important message by saying ‘ShFat That!’ and sharing it with others. ShfatThat.com #ShFatThat, #ShFatThat!