Sugar comes in many forms. You may have seen things like barley malt, high fructose corn syrup, brown sugar, honey, cane juice, maltodextrin, corn syrup, maple syrup, dextrose, molasses, fructose, powdered sugar, glucose, raw sugar, and sucrose. These are ALL forms of sugar. According to the USDA the average American consumes about half a pound of sugar a day. The World Health Organization thinks the world is eating too much sugar and they recommend that people decrease their intake to 6 to 12 teaspoons of added sugar per day. The study suggest that people who eat large amounts of sugar are at higher risk of dying prematurely from heart problems, diabetes and cancer, among other conditions. Even for those of us who think we do a good job of monitoring our sugar intake, here are a few places we may not think of....
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