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"To determine which, look at the Ingredients list. added sugars will most likely be listed as sucrose, corn syrup, corn syrup solids, fructose, or high-fructose corn syrup. As an example, consider a can of peaches with 30 grams of total carbohydrates, of which 27 grams are sugars. If the Ingredients list includes high-fructose corn syrup, you know that added sugars account for most of those sugars. You don't need these added sugars. Buy fresh peaches instead and cut them up. Some foods include a line that lists "sugar alcohols." - Jack Challem, Stop Prediabetes Now: The Ultimate Plan to Lose Weight and Prevent Diabetes (Get the book.)

"Be sure to select a product without any added sugars, such as Twinlab's VegeFuel. Stevia Unlike artificial no-calorie sweeteners, stevia is a natural product, an herb about 300 times sweeter than sugar. Although it gets bitter when exposed to heat, stevia can be used to sweeten smoothies and other uncooked foods. You'll find it in packets, boxes, or convenient sprinkle-top containers in any natural foods store and in some well-stocked grocery stores. A little goes a long way." - Dr. Steven R. Gundry, Dr. Gundry's Diet Evolution: Turn Off the Genes That Are Killing You - And Your Waistline - And Drop the Weight for Good (Get the book.)

"In fact, caloric beverages now make up 21 percent15 of our total calorie intake and sodas and fruit drinks alone account for 43 percent16 of our total added sugars in the diet (18 of those 42 teaspoons of sugar we eat daily!). That adds up to a tremendous number of calories in a year. And unfortunately most of us don't count those calories. Moreover, because liquids are less filling than solid foods, those high-cal drinks aren't even satisfying. By skipping the mocha frappuccinos and substituting a glass of water or club soda with lemon or lime, you'll reach your weight-loss goals a lot faster." - Wendy Bazilian, DRPH, MA, RD, Steven Pratt, MD, Kathy Matthews, Superfoods Rx Diet: Lose Weight with the Power of SuperNutrients (Get the book.) "Foods that contain added sugars or artificial sweeteners. You know that ice cream and cake have lots of sugar and you're probably well aware that these are not foods that are going to help you lose weight. While sugar is not the enemy, the amount we consume these days is a significant problem. The average American consumes 142 pounds of sugar a year, which is the average healthy weight of a woman standing 5-foot-8! To break it down to a small measure, on a daily basis most of us eat roughly 42 teaspoons of sugar. It's not all in our coffee." - Wendy Bazilian, DRPH, MA, RD, Steven Pratt, MD, Kathy Matthews, Superfoods Rx Diet: Lose Weight with the Power of SuperNutrients (Get the book.) "Worse news: Soft drinks alone are the source of 33 percent3 of all added sugars and 7.1 percent of total calories in the American diet.4 In teens, it's even higher pushing over 12 percent of total calories! Indeed, soft drinks are making a major contribution to our added poundage. Of course, if you cut out the 150 calories— all from sugar—you get in each can of soda from other places in your diet, you'd wind up even in terms of calories (except for the nutrients missed, which is a major minus!) but most people don't do this." - Wendy Bazilian, DRPH, MA, RD, Steven Pratt, MD, Kathy Matthews, Superfoods Rx Diet: Lose Weight with the Power of SuperNutrients (Get the book.)

"To give you some idea just how permissive that is, the World Health Organization recommends that no more than 10 percent of daily calories come from added sugars, a benchmark that the U.S. sugar lobby has worked furiously to dismantle. In 2004 it enlisted the Bush State Department in a campaign to get the recommendation changed and has threatened to lobby Congress to cut WHO funding unless the organization recants. Perhaps we should be grateful that the saturated fat interests have as yet organized no such lobby." - Michael Pollan, In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto (Get the book.) "Nearly a quarter of these additional calories come from added sugars (and most of that in the form of high-fructose corn syrup); roughly another quarter from added fat (most of it in the form of soybean oil); 46 percent of them from grains (mostly refined); and the few calories left (8 percent) from fruits and vegetables.* The overwhelming majority of the calories Americans have added to their diets since 1985—the 93 percent of them in the form of sugars, fats, and mostly refined grains—supply lots of energy but very little of anything else." - Michael Pollan, In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto (Get the book.)

"Don't Eat Foods Made with Refined and Added Sugars Processed and refined foods commonly have added sugars, and in most cases these sugars rapidly increase your blood sugar. The most common sugars are identified on labels as sucrose, high-fructose corn syrup, corn syrup, corn-syrup solids, molasses, maple syrup, dextrose, turbinado sugar, cane sugar, brown sugar, and natural sweeteners. In addition, Xylitol, mannitol, sorbitol, and maltodextrin are sugars, although they are not well absorbed." - Jack Challem, Stop Prediabetes Now: The Ultimate Plan to Lose Weight and Prevent Diabetes (Get the book.) "If the Ingredients list includes high-fructose corn syrup, you know that added sugars account for most of those sugars. You don't need these added sugars. Buy fresh peaches instead and cut them up. Some foods include a line that lists "sugar alcohols." These sugars are not metabolized like regular sugars, and very small quantities are acceptable. Before buying any product containing sugar alcohols, however, try to find a healthier equivalent product. Protein This line indicates the amount of protein in a serving." - Jack Challem, Stop Prediabetes Now: The Ultimate Plan to Lose Weight and Prevent Diabetes (Get the book.)

"Beverages with added sugars, preservatives, salt, and colorings. Commercially frozen and pasteurized fruit juices. Tap water that has not been run for some time to flush out copper and plastic residues which have been absorbed while standing in pipes. Fluoridated, chlorinated or otherwise contaminated water. Soda water and carbonated beverages." - Ron Garner, Conscious Health: A Complete Guide to Wellness Through Natural Means (Get the book.)

"Use either quick or old-fashioned oats; most brands of instant oats usually include added sugars, which may affect your finished dish. Substitute oats for other ingredients. Replace bread or cracker crumbs in meat loaf or meatball recipes with oats. When baking breads, cakes, pancakes, or muffins, you can replace up to one-third of the flour with oats. A quick whirl in the food processor will render it almost as fine as white flour. Toast oats for added flavor. Toasted oats can be added to trail mix or sprinkled on top of yogurt, frozen yogurt, or fresh fruit." - Elaine Magee, Food Synergy: Unleash Hundreds of Powerful Healing Food Combinations to Fight Disease and Live Well (Get the book.)

"With a larger energy budget, individuals can spare calories for optional foods containing added sugars and discretionary fats without displacing foods from the healthy foundation of their diets. The ability to choose a larger variety of foods, without gaining weight, also increases the enjoyment of eating, and decreases the guilt associated with occasional choices of foods of low nutrient density. The calories per hour expended for several types of moderate and vigorous physical activities are given in the Dietary Guidelines booklet [11]." - Ann M. Coulston and Carol J. Boushey, Nutrition in the Prevention and Treatment of Disease (Get the book.) "Choose and prepare foods and beverages with little added sugars or caloric sweeteners, such as amounts suggested by the USDA Food Guide and the DASH eating plan. (continues) TABLE 3 (continued) Focus Areas Consumer Messages0 Professional Recommendations* Reduce the incidence of dental caries by practicing good oral hygiene and consuming sugar- and starch-containing foods and beverages less frequently. Sodium and potassium Reduce sodium (salt), increase potassium. Consume less than 2300 mg (approximately 1 tsp of salt) of sodium per day. Choose and prepare foods with little salt." - Ann M. Coulston and Carol J. Boushey, Nutrition in the Prevention and Treatment of Disease (Get the book.) "Consume a variety of nutrient-dense foods and beverages within and among the basic food groups while choosing foods that limit the intake of saturated and trans fats, cholesterol, added sugars, salt, and alcohol. Meet recommended intakes within energy needs by adopting a balanced eating pattern, such as the USDA Food Guide or the DASH Eating Plan. To maintain body weight in a healthy range, balance calories from foods and beverages with calories expended. To prevent gradual weight gain over time, make small decreases in food and beverage calories and increase physical activity." - Ann M. Coulston and Carol J. Boushey, Nutrition in the Prevention and Treatment of Disease (Get the book.)

"Products containing added sugars, saturated fats, and alcohol are considered nutrient-poor. Therefore, when you eat nutrient-poor foods, you eat more food to get an equivalent amount of nutrition. Second, nutrient density is defined as a ratio of food energy from carbohydrate, protein, or fat to the total food energy. To calculate nutrient density (in percent), divide the number of calories or joules from one particular nutrient by the total number of calories or joules in the given food, and then multiply this by 100." - Gabriel Cousens, There Is a Cure for Diabetes: The Tree of Life 21-Day+ Program (Get the book.)

"Many fruits, vegetables, and dairy products are high in sugars such as fructose and lactose, but these foods are also important sources of many vitamins and minerals. In contrast, foods such as nondiet carbonated beverages or fruit-flavored punches usually supply few nutrients other than energy. Thus, the guideline urges Americans to avoid foods that are high in added sugars (and a table lists examples of these foods: soft drinks, sugars and candy, cakes, cookies, pies, fruit-flavored drinks and fruit punch, and dairy desserts)." - Ann M. Coulston and Carol J. Boushey, Nutrition in the Prevention and Treatment of Disease (Get the book.)

"Thus, there are granola bars, made with refined grains and added sugars, that are called natural granola bars. There are potato chips, deep-fried in oils containing trans fatty acids and acrylamides that are called natural potato chips. The food companies hope you will believe you're a smart consumer by buying these natural products. In fact, you've been manipulated yet again; exploited by a marketing gimmick that means absolutely nothing in the real world. The only products that are natural are products that don't even have a label that could carry the word "natural." Broccoli is natural." - Mike Adams, Spam Filters for Your Brain (Get the book.)

"By 1999, Americans' consumption of added sugars hit its all-time high, according to the USDA. Americans consumed a total of 151.4 pounds of added caloric sweeteners per person. The consumption of corn sweeteners alone skyrocketed to 83.5 pounds per person. ¦ By 2005, consumption reportedly dropped slightly, but the average person in the United States was still eating or drinking nearly 142.6 pounds of added caloric sweeteners per person, or a little more than three-quarters of a cup a day, according to the USDA's Economic Research Service." - Connie Bennett, C.H.H.C. with Stephen T. Sinatra, M.D., Sugar Shock!: How Sweets and Simple Carbs Can Derail Your Life-- and How YouCan Get Back on Track (Get the book.) "Furthermore, Americans are taking in added sugars not only from obvious foods such as candy, soda, cakes, and cookies, but from packaged, frozen, and canned foods, including cereals, crackers, yogurt, salad dressings, bagels, and peanut butter. Whether Americans are taking in a cup of sugar a day or more, any amount is way too much, some experts insist." - Connie Bennett, C.H.H.C. with Stephen T. Sinatra, M.D., Sugar Shock!: How Sweets and Simple Carbs Can Derail Your Life-- and How YouCan Get Back on Track (Get the book.)

"Don't buy canned fruits because they almost always have added sugars. I also like fresh apples, kiwifruit, cantaloupe, honeydew, watermelon, and the occasional banana or pear. (Bananas and pears have been cultivated for high sugar content.) The same is true of citrus. Occasional citrus fruit is fine, but avoid drinking orange juice, which provides a lot of sugars without any fiber. Guideline 4. Cook with Olive Oil or Macadamia Nut Oil Here s why: Both olive oil and macadamia nut oil are rich in oleic acid, which is anti-inflammatory." - Jack Challem, The Food-Mood Solution: All-Natural Ways to Banish Anxiety, Depression, Anger, Stress, Overeating, and Alcohol and Drug Problems--and Feel Good Again (Get the book.)

"Even in Stonyfield's YoBaby organic yogurts, marketed for infants and toddlers, 53 percent of the 120 calories come from added sugars. Some of Stonyfield's yogurts for older kids appear berry-flavored, but they have no fruit at all; their sweetness comes from juice concentrate and sugars, of course, and their color comes from beet juice. Stonyfield may be organic, but it is Big Yogurt; Groupe Danone owns 85 percent of the company. So is yogurt a health food or not? It depends." - Marion Nestle, What to Eat (Get the book.) "A quite reasonable guideline for added sugars is to keep them below 10 percent of total calories for the day. If so, two servings of frozen yogurt take me beyond that limit. DEALING WITH THE NUTRITION FACTS To keep my intake of sugars below 10 percent of my daily 2,000 calories, I can only eat the equivalent of four tablespoons (about 60 grams) a day. I have no easy solution to the difficulties of reading product labels. Face it, you need to know a lot about nutrition to understand them, and a lot about your own diet (its calorie limit, for example) to interpret them." - Marion Nestle, What to Eat (Get the book.) "The scientific advisory committee developing the basis for the guidelines said these things about sugars (all are direct quotes from the September 2004 committee report): • The healthiest way to reduce calorie intake is to reduce one's intake of added sugars. . . they all provide calories, but they do not provide essential nutrients. • Although more research is needed . . . studies suggest a positive association between the consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages and weight gain. • Most. . ." - Marion Nestle, What to Eat (Get the book.)

"From "Where's the Sugar": "The average level of sugar consumption in the United States is nearly double the level recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO), which advises that consumption of added sugars should be limited to 10 percent of calories. This comes to 50 grams for people consuming 2,000 calories a day or about 12 teaspoons—the equivalent of 12 sugar packets per day. But Americans eat about 20 teaspoons of sugar a day on average. Added sugar lurks in many foods, including foods that don't taste sweet." http://nutrition.tufts.edu/news/notes/2003-06.html." - Connie Bennett, C.H.H.C. with Stephen T. Sinatra, M.D., Sugar Shock!: How Sweets and Simple Carbs Can Derail Your Life-- and How YouCan Get Back on Track (Get the book.)

"Yet, part of the advice is simply to choose beverages with "little added sugars"—still pretty fuzzy language. Keeping the wording as vague as possible is good for big business. Is it any wonder that so many people are still confused about how to eat? MyPyramid, Our Problem Four months later, in April 2005, the federal government revealed its much-anticipated revision of the "Food Guide Pyramid"—that peculiar icon of nutrition advice that adorns cereal boxes and not much else." - Michele Simon, Appetite for Profit: How the Food Industry Undermines Our Health and How to Fight Back (Get the book.)

"This is a long-winded way of saying "added sugars." • Choose foods with short ingredient lists. This is crucial. Generally, the longer the ingredient list, the more the food has been processed, and the more unnecessary flavors it contains. Wholesome, minimally processed foods with simple, uncluttered flavors tend to have short ingredient lists. One exception is foods made from multiple whole grains, but you'll soon learn to tell the difference. To practice your label-reading skills, consider the two ingredient labels on pages 56 and 57." - David L. Katz, Catherine S. Katz, Dr. David Katz's Flavor-Full Diet: Use Your Tastebuds to Lose Pounds and Inches with this Scientifically Proven Plan (Get the book.)

"Additionally, when you go out to eat, be sure not to cheat on your diet plan and always ask to be sure there are no added sugars or chemicals such as MSG or other added chemicals on, or in, your food. Waiters are used to being asked such things these days with more people eating more naturally and with organic foods. Watch out for the coatings and sauces as well. Again, be aware of everything you put in your mouth. Stay away from heavy oils unless you are sure they are healthy oils. Be very careful about what you put in your mouth and the types of oils the food is cooked in." - Gregory, A. Gore, Defeat Cancer (Get the book.)

"Dietary changes that may be helpful Unhealthful eating patterns resulting in overconsump-tion of foods high in fat, calories, or added sugars are considered a major contributor to childhood obesity.16 Since these patterns often include habits learned from the family, attention should be paid to providing healthful food to the entire family and encouraging good role modeling by other family members.17 Guiding healthful food choices when eating outside of the home is also a priority." - Alan R. Gaby, M.D., Jonathan V. Wright, M.D., Forrest Batz, Pharm.D. Rick Chester, RPh., N.D., DipLAc. George Constantine, R.Ph., Ph.D. Linnea D. Thompson, Pharm.D., N.D., The Natural Pharmacy: Complete A-Z Reference to Natural Treatments for Common Health Conditions (Get the book.)

"You don't need these added sugars. Buy fresh peaches instead and cut them up. Some foods include a line that lists "sugar alcohols." These sugars are not metabolized like regular sugars, and very small quantities are acceptable. Before buying any product containing sugar alcohols, however, try to find a healthier equivalent product. Protein This line indicates the amount of protein in a serving. Protein helps to control your blood sugar, but it cannot counter a large quantity of carbohydrates or sugars. There are also different qualities of protein." - Jack Challem, Stop Prediabetes Now: The Ultimate Plan to Lose Weight and Prevent Diabetes (Get the book.)

"Politics, however, had early entered the discussion, as it had done in earlier reports on added sugars.7 According to a news release from the director-general's office at the WHO,8 the U.S.-based Sugar Association and the World Sugar Research Organization, who "represent the interests of the sugar growers and refiners, had mounted a strong lobbying campaign in an attempt to discredit the [WHO] report and suppress its release." They did not like setting the upper safe limit so low. According to the Guardian newspaper of London,7 the U.S." - T. Colin Campbell, Ph.D. and Thomas M. Campbell II, The China Study: The Most Comprehensive Study of Nutrition Ever Conducted and the Startling Implications for Diet, Weight Loss and Long-term Health (Get the book.)

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