Are you underestimating how much sugar you eat every day? Did you know that excess sugar may lurk in foods that you wouldn’t even consider “sweet”? The American Heart Association recommends limiting the amount of added sugars you consume to no more than half of your daily discretionary calorie allowance. For most American women, this is no more than 100 calories per day and no more than 150 calories per day for men (or about 6 teaspoons per day for women and 9 teaspoons per day for men). We all know that too much sugar is bad for our health. It’s been linked …
