We’ve all been warned time and again that too much sugar in the diet affects your health. It leads to conditions like type 2 diabetes, obesity, heart attack and stroke – just to name a few.
But even if you make the utmost attempt to eat healthy, you may not be aware of all the “hidden sugar” sneaked into your food.
And just one little bite of these sneaky food, can increase your risk of heart attack by a scary 18-50%.
The hidden sugar we’re talking about is in the form of ‘added sugar’. This when consumed regularly as a part of the diet increase the risk of heart disease by as much as 20 percent!
It is a common practice for manufacturers to add sugar in different forms to improve flavor, appearance and texture. The tough part is that people might not even be able to guess that they’re consuming a potential ‘sugar bomb’.
Even those who are aware of added sugar will not really know how much it is in real terms. Here’s an example: A can of soda (we all know that’s the worst) has about 44 grams of sugar. A teaspoon holds about 4 grams of sugar. Do the math and you’ll realize that there are 11 teaspoons of sugar in a can and absolutely nothing else in terms of nutritional value!
Grown up persons should not consume more than 20 – 36 grams of sugar per day and for children, the limit should be 12 grams per day.
The common culprits are beverages, cakes, candy, ice cream, pies and fruit drinks. Maybe this might not be so surprising, but read on…
But added sugar is also found in big doses in savory stuff like ketchup and salad dressings. So the health benefits of the big salad you were so proud of having for lunch may be completely sabotaged.
A flavored yogurt contributes a whopping 7 – 8 teaspoons of sugar while a “healthy-choice” granola bar can have up to 4 teaspoons (16 grams)!
Quanhe Yang and his team of researchers in Center for Disease Control analyzed national health survey data and found out that added sugar made up 14.9 percent of daily calories in American diet between 2005 and 2010. Then they compared this data with the incidence of deaths related to heart disease. The findings were very significant.
The risk of heart-related death increases 18 percent for those who received the average 15 percent of daily calories from added sugar, compared to diets containing little to no added sugar.
The risk is even higher, about 38 percent increase in incidence of heart attacks, in people who got 17 to 21 percent of their calories from added sugar. And it is more than doubled in those who got more than 21 percent of calories from added sugar.
How do you save yourself from the dangers of added sugar? Read labels carefully and find out how much sugar is added in every product and make meaningful choices.
For sweets, go for fruits, which have fiber and other nutrients that compensate the sugar.
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For men tomato ketchup has a positive effect regarding prostrate gland.At times one has to take the rough with the smooth.Some makers of tomato ketchup market products with less salt and sugar.Every grain less helps?
I use old fashion home made salad dressings. These store bought are full of sugar and chemicals and I don’t know what.
It’s almost impossible to avoid all sugar. It’s everywhere. Making us all fat and ugly 🙁
Paul – It’s actually (as you probably know) the ingredients in tomatoes that is good for you. Many types of ketchup also have very little tomatoes but lots of sugar. So I’d rather eat a lot of tomatoes in salads etc. and avoid ketchup most of the time.
Good to know.
After knowing that added sugar is very harmful to health, can't government come out with law that regulates the appreciable quantity of the added sugar that is required to the body? well thank you for viable instruction.
I think that commercial salad dressings are a big waste of money and our health! They are always full of
sugar, sodium and other dangerous substances.
It is easy to make your own. My secret to a good dressing is: olive oil, Himalayan salt, fresh pepper and a splash of lemon juice. It is delicious, healthy and I know what are the ingredients.
Even though we need sugar, the added sugar is the most dangerous one. And especially when you’re getting it with foods you would’t even expect to have sugar in them.
We should just stay away from processed foods and eat pure vegetables, fruits and grains and everybody will be healthy and free of type 2 diabetes!
energy drinks and sports drinks are the worst,avoid them
It seems, once again, that the key is to avoid processed foods. Period.
Chris, you really want to trust the government with your health? Hasn't obozo'z unaffordable Health scam taught you anything?
Differentiate between NATURAL SUGAR and all the artificial sweet-ners, high fructose con syrup etc etc etc to make real and valid points about SUGAR intake!!
While sugar can be harmful, most so-called olive oils are contaminated with other oils.
It is hard to find a brand with a good product. Google it for yourself.
sugars are additive and so therefore added sugars are the hidden deceptive marketing tools. As a matter of fact its like date raping drugs. Hops has help me in my addition for sugar. We the consumers have to read the labels and if it says added sugars do not buy.