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Re: advice on daily sugar intake in gramsFrom: monique (anonymous@obgyn.net)Tue, 2 Sep 2003 23:14:22 -0500 (CDT)
At Sat, 19 Oct 2002, linda wrote: > >At Mon, 14 Oct 2002, anonymous wrote: >> >>At Wed, 22 May 2002, Jess wrote: >>> >>>Can someone give me advice on how much sugar intake (in grams)I should >>>restrict myself to on a daily basis? >> >>Because sugar does not offer nutritional value and is not a required >>nutrient, a Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA) has not been >>established. RDAs are reserved for nutrients that should be consumed by >>groups of healthy people to meet nutritional needs. Most experts agree, >>however, that a nutritionally sound diet should derive no more than 10% >>of total calories from added sugar, which translates to about 50 grams >>or 10 teaspoons of simple sugars for a 2,000-calorie diet. Experts >>would probably also advise against the consumption of too many foods >>that are high in sugar because they take up room reserved, ideally, for >>healthier foods. > >-- >read dr Atkins book it will tell you all you need to know about restricting carbs.Im glad I did. >
-- hi i want to thankyou for all your very usefull information because i'm in form 1 and we have to do a speech on junk food and i didn't expect to find such good info. if u have any other info about sugar, fat or junk food please email me thanks so much
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