How much suger shoud you have day?

Answer 1

Technically speaking, the human body does not require any added sugar: a balanced diet including fruits and complex carbohydrates (like whole-grain cereals) will satisfy all the energy requirements of the body. Sugar is primarily added to foods for the taste, and with that in mind a limited quantity is acceptable. As a rule of thumb, a measured teaspoon of sugar has roughly 15 calories, so stirring some sugar into your tea or coffee is not too much of a problem. but sweets and pastries can contain a tremendous amount of sugar - your favorite doughnut or soft drink might have several tablespoons of sugar hidden in it, adding three or four hundred calories to your diet without providing any of the nutrients that you'd get from a balanced three to four hundred calorie meal. Further, the simple carbohydrates in sugar (unlike the complex carbs in grains) enter your system quickly and are processed quickly; this can give you a heady 'sugar rush', but places a strain on your kidneys and adrenal glands (which can lead to Diabetes) and will leave you exhausted after a couple of hours. three or four teaspoons a day on a regular basis is probably innocuous, and an occasional splurge at a restaurant or bakery won't do you any harm, but you should always treat sugar like a treat, and not let it become a staple in your diet.