This sugar stat caught me by surprise… and I thought I already knew a LOT about sugar.
Eating just 100 calories a day of sugar (which is about 25 grams of added sugars, or 6 teaspoons) is linked to 45 DIFFERENT negative health outcomes.
Here’s a quick rundown of how much (or how little!) sugar that is:
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1 can (12 fl oz) of regular soda
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1 cup (250 ml) of chocolate milk
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1 cup (245 g) of sweetened yogurt
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2 Tbsp of honey
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2 Tbsp of maple syrup
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2 Tbsp of regular ketchup
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1 small glazed doughnut
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2 small cookies
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1 small candy bar
And just for clarification — that’s not all of those things combined. Each one of those items contains about 25 grams of added sugars.
And here are some of the negative health outcomes linked with a high sugar intake:
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Heart disease
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Diabetes
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Obesity
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Asthma
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Depression
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Some types of cancer (including breast, prostate, & pancreatic)
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Gout
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High blood pressure
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Stroke
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Obesity
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Liver disease
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High cholesterol
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Tooth decay
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Death
In a study published in the BMJ earlier this year, researchers recommended eating less than 25 grams of sugar a day AND keeping sugary beverage intake to less than 1 a week (about 200-355 ml or ⅔ – 1½ cups).
So what should you do about this?
It’s true: Quitting sugar cold turkey can be tough. Also, swearing off ANY food is unsustainable for most of us.
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Let’s get after it,