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Sugar guidelines may be altered


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By Pam Foxx, Outside

Next time you reach for that Red Bull, reconsider. The World Health Organization is currently thinking about halving the daily recommended sugar limit.

The new guidelines would advise adults to consume just five teaspoons of sugar a day, rather than 10. This is bad news for the average American, who eats approximately 40 teaspoons of the stuff daily.

Health experts fear that an excess of the carbohydrate contributes to heart disease, tooth decay, and obesity. And sugar is pervasive. A single can of soda can contain 10 teaspoons of sugar, while a bowl of sweet cereal has about four.

If the WHO does change the recommended limit, many food companies might have to lower the sugar content in their products.

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  1. Dr R R Tripathy says - Posted: January 2, 2014

    Eat as much as you like but burn it also by exercise and a lot of physical activities .
    Thanks .

  2. Your kidding says - Posted: January 2, 2014

    Eat as much as you like ,what can advise is that coming from a Dr. Yea I can burn a lot by doing exercise at 77 .
    Cut out all your sugar you will lose weight so fast and feel great .
    Back to school Dr.

  3. Arod says - Posted: January 2, 2014

    There is no safe level of sugar intake. It is poison.

  4. Know Bears says - Posted: January 2, 2014

    Nobody better get between me and my sugar! ;-)