Believe It Or Not These Are The Sugar Guidelines

The American Heart Association has proposed specific guidelines for sugar consumption.  Most women should consume no more than 25 grams (about 6 teaspoons) of added sugar a day;  most men no more than 37.5 grams (about 9 teaspoons) a day.  This translates to no more than 100 calories of added sugar for women and no more than 150 calories for men.

Think about this.  That is precious little sugar and it is so easy to exceed these limits.  In factost Americans do exceed them, frequently by alot.  For example a 16 ounce bottle of soda has about 44 grams (11 teaspoons) of added sugar.  How many sodas do you drink a day?  Even foods like yogurt and baked beans may be loaded with extra sugar, beyond the sugar naturally in them.

If you are serious about reducing your sugar intake you need to act like a detective and examine the labels on the foods that you eat.  Here are a some examples of added sugar in beverages and foods.

Beverages (8 oz)                                                     Added Sugar (G)

Cola                                                                                   22

Tea, instant, sugar sweetened                                            21

Cranberry juice cocktail                                                    20

Soy milk, chocolate                                                          10

Food

Candies, caramel, 2.5 oz package                                    36

Milk chocolate candy bar                                                 19

Vanilla pudding 4 oz                                                        19

Canned baked beans 1 cup                                               15

Glazed doughnut 1.4 oz                                                   14

If it feels to you as though you are in sugar trouble, you are not alone.  Most of us are. If you are really serious about wanting to improve your health, lose weight or just plain feel better you must pay attention to the sugar trail., and greatly reduce the amount of added sugar that you consume.It will not be easy to do this since most of us are addicted to the sugar high.  In the next blog we will discuss common sense actions that will give you a jump start toward defeating the sugar siren.

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