A pediatrician's mission to keep sugar out of kids' diets

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4 pointschmaynard2 comments

Biggest thing I notice is on USA labels there is no % next to the grams of sugar in foods.

I heard the sugar industry lobbied very hard to remove this because a typical adult only needs 30 grams of sugar or so and if soda companies had to put 150-200% per serving next to the sugar it may hinder sales.

An adult needs zero grams of sugar. It’s just that more than 30 is more strongly linked with negative health outcomes than < 30 is.

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