Each year, the average American consumes over 130 pounds of sugar. Thirteen percent of calories taken in every day by women were added sugars, while men have fifteen percent, found by the University of Minnesota. Also there, they found that increasing added sugar intake has paralleled to increased BMIs, which has been linked to obesity. But the American Heart Association does not think that people should cut out added sugar entirely. They say that women can have 100 calories per day and men can have 150 per day. Without going on a diet, there are ways to still eat junk food and still lose weight. Such foods, like Krispy Kreme doughnuts, Werther's Original, and Hershey's Take 5 Bars, are actually the best kinds of junk food to eat out of their types.
I was surprised by the percentages of added sugar intake everyday because I know that I don't eat well all the time. This percentage was actually somewhat low in my opinion. But it was comforting to know that I don't have to completely cut out foods with added sugar. I was also shocked to find out that the types of food mentioned were not the worst of their kind.
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