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There is something in our food that tastes good but is one of the biggest drivers of harmful inflammation. It's sugar. Especially added sugars.
They sneak into sauces, condiments, "health" foods, breads and more. Some is okay but the average American eats 17 teaspoons added sugar per day. The recommendation from the American Heart Association is 6 teaspoons (or 24 grams) a day for women and children and 9 teaspoons (or 36 grams) a day for men.
On new nutrition labels, under "Total Carbohydrates" you will see Total Sugar and Added Sugar. Start paying attention to the added sugar and add up your intake for at least one day to learn your daily added sugar intake.
In the label above, you see that 2 bars has 9 grams added sugar. So for a woman, thats 9 grams of your 24 grams goal for a day. There are three sources of added sugar in this product listed in the ingredients: cane sugar, honey and tapioca syrup. Different sources but these are all essentially added sugar.
Enjoy added sugars in moderation. It's not NO sugar, it's LESS sugar!
