How Much Sugar is Too Much?
We are most concerned about the "ADDED" sugars in our foods. We are not talking about our nutrient packed natural carbohydrates like fruits and vegetables!
Added sugars have additional names like:
Maltose
Sucrose
High fructose corn syrup
Molasses
Cane sugar
Corn Sweetener
Raw sugar
Syrup
Honey
Fruit juice concentrates
1 gram of sugar = 4 calories
If a label says 15 grams of sugar; that equals 60 calories of sugar.
According to the American Heart Association:
Women should have no more than 100 calories of added sugar (6tsp) of sugar per day.
Men should have no more than 150 calories of added sugar (9tsp) per day.