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The August 2009 Issue of Circulation (the Journal of the American Heart Association) contains the AHA’s Scientific Statement on Sugars Intake. It finds that Americans consume an average of 22 teaspoons of added sugar, over 350 additional calories, every day. This is almost 3 times the recommended amount of calories from sugar (as advised by the 2005 US Dietary Guidelines), and provides no nutritional benefit. In the past 25 years, the intake of sugar increased by more than 70 extra calories every day. If these extra calories are not offset (and there is a substantial amount of evidence that they are not), the extra calories could cause a gain of approximately 7 pounds per year. The AHA’s position (echoing many underlying research authors) is that the increasing trend in consumption of added sugars, particularly colas/ sodas, correlates to the increasing trend of cardio-vascular health risks and obesity. It is possible to improve this condition by being more mindful of what is eaten.
