When you consider the average adult can only safely assimilate 7 - 9
teaspoons of sugar daily you can see how dangerous too much is.
Chances are, though, that you're already eating way too much sugar; the average person takes in 22
teaspoons of sugar daily — more than three times the amount suggested by the American Heart Association.
Most people would say that don't eat anywhere close to 10
teaspoons of sugar daily, because it isn't like they are shoveling it down their face.
Not exact matches
Though some advocates have suggested using
teaspoons (that Coke can has 15
teaspoons of sugar), the FDA has proposed that labels list the percent
daily value for added
sugars, which means the amount
of added
sugar you are advised to consume each day in your diet.
The World Health Organisation currently recommends that not more than 10 %
of your
daily calories come from free
sugars (added
sugars)-- this would equal about 12 level
teaspoons for an average adult, though they have recently been reviewing this and pushing for a new limit
of just half that amount — to below 5 %.
Do you know how many
teaspoons of sugar are recommended for your
daily diet?
One
of these fried goodies packs 460 calories, 56 grams
of carb, including 22 grams
of sugar (about five and a half
teaspoons worth), and 23 grams
of fat, including 55 %
of the recommended
daily limit for saturated fat.
Some conventional green juice contains over 40 grams
of sugar (10
teaspoons, the same as in a can
of soda), that's around what's recommended to consume
daily!
It is no wonder that Americans consume an average
of 22
teaspoons of added
sugar a day, when the recommended
daily serving for woman is 6
teaspoons and for men it's 9.
Never mind how, with three
teaspoons of sugar per cup, one serving
of chocolate milk supplies the maximum
daily amount
of added
sugar for children ages four to eight, as recommended by the American Heart Association.
(And just a refresher, the recommended
daily intake
of added
sugar for women is six
teaspoons, according to the American Heart Association.)
The cocoa includes 28 grams
of sugar, which is about 7
teaspoons worth and more than the recommended
daily cap.
According to the USDA, we should consume no more than 10
teaspoons of added
sugar daily.
The smoothies tested by the team had up to eight
teaspoons of sugar in the standard serving, which is three times the
daily amount recommended to a young child based on U.K. guidance.
Though the
sugar content ranged widely product to product, «the ones we tested contained up to six
teaspoons of sugar in a standard 200 ml serving, twice the
daily recommended limit for a young child,» says Capewell.
Add some more protein to your
daily diet to offset the drop in blood
sugar levels, and eat more salt (put a 1/4
teaspoon of salt in a glass
of water and drink it) and include more potassium containing foods.
The American Heart Association recommends no more than 6
teaspoons of added
sugar daily for women, and no more than 9
teaspoons for men, but most Americans end up eating twice that amount.
Since Americans eat nearly a half
of a pound
of sugar each day, that's the equivalent
of 225 grams or 45
teaspoons daily!
The average
daily intake
of sugar in 2010 was 63
teaspoons a day; this doesn't include the grains that become
sugar in the body via digestion.
Most Americans consume approximately 22
teaspoons of added
sugar daily, which is more than double the recommended 9
teaspoons a day for men and triple the recommended amount
of 6
teaspoons for women.
Do you know how many
teaspoons of sugar are recommended for your
daily diet?
Just one can
of soda contains about 8
teaspoons of sugar, well over the entire
daily recommendation for women.
Supposedly, only 6
teaspoons of sugar for men and 9
teaspoons for women are recommended
daily.
When other
sugars found in the diet are added to the soda, such as those found in donuts (8 - 10
teaspoons), jams (3
teaspoons per tablespoon), cookies (2 - 4
teaspoons per cookie), candy or other snacks, and the so - called «hidden
sugars» found in salad dressing, bread, peanut butter and other foods are added, it is easy to see that large amounts
of sugar are being consumed
daily.
If you use
sugar in your tea or any other drink you consume
daily, knowing the amount
of calories in a
teaspoon of sugar might be
of interest.
Women should limit their
daily intake
of added
sugar to 6
teaspoons or less, which is equal to about 24 grams.
I also have 2
teaspoons of sugar or honey in my 2 coffees
daily, is that bad?
For example, one meta - analysis found consuming 1/2 — 3
teaspoons (1 — 6 grams)
of cinnamon
daily significantly reduced both short and long - term blood
sugar levels (54).