09/03/2009 - News
AHA Releases New Recommendations on Added Sugar Intake
By: June Chen, MD
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According to the American Heart Association (AHA), the average American consumes 22 teaspoons, or 355 calories’ worth, of added sugar every single day. Last week, the AHA issued its first guidelines on the intake of added sugar, such as that found in soft drinks, candy, cakes, and cookies. The guidelines were published in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association.
The AHA guidelines indicate that most women should consume no more than 6 teaspoons of added sugar each day and most men should consume no more than 9 teaspoons. The challenge of limiting added sugar is learning to recognize them, especially because food manufacturers are not required to list the amount of added sugar on product labels. Common added sugars include corn syrup, high fructose corn syrup, dextrose, glucose, maltose, sucrose, malt syrup, and molasses.
Added sugar has not been directly linked to heart disease, but it has been associated with cardiovascular risk factors such as obesity, hypertension, high triglyceride levels, and high levels of the inflammatory marker C-reactive protein .Perhaps the easiest way to cut down on added sugar is to reduce or eliminate soft drinks and other sugar-sweetened beverages.
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Circulation, published online before print August 24, 2009.
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