HI!, my question is if I am on a 2,000 calorie diet how many grams of sugaris
a safe margin per day. Discounting natural sugar like from fruit. Than although
at first separating one from the other is there a reccomended combination amount
per 2,000 a day calorie intake.  thanks smack

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Request for Question Clarification by mvguy-ga on 12 Feb 2004 21:58 PST

What do you mean by a safe margin? Sugar in itself usually isn't
dangerous (unless there's a diabetes issue), although obviously it
doesn't provide any nutrition other than calories

Dear smack-ga;

Thank you for allowing me an opportunity to answer your interesting
question. By ?safe? I assume you mean to safely stay within your 2,000
calorie a day goal in accordance with your diet.

The USDA recommends no more than 10 teaspoons of added sugar a day
while on a 2000 calorie diet; only 25% of which should be table sugar:
1 Teaspoon = 4 Grams (4g)
 
Keep in mind that the typical conscientious American adult on a 2000
calorie a day diet gets a mere 16% of his daily intake from added
sugar.

ADDED SUGAR CONSUMPTION IN A 2000 CALORIE A DAY DIET
http://www.cspinet.org/reports/sugar/caloriediet.html

Ideally, this can ?safely? be broken down in this fashion:
http://www.cspinet.org/reports/sugar/sugarchart2.gif

To determine how this is divided up among the foodstuffs you consume
during the day, be sure to examine this part of the nutritional guide
on the product packages:
http://www.cspinet.org/reports/sugar/sugarlabel2.gif




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2000 calorie a day diet, sugar

Of course, 25% is much too high.  The USDA is highly influenced by the
sugar industry lobby.  You really should limit sugar intake as much as
possible.

Nelson, I think you misread the answer. Of the allotted 10 teaspoons
(40 grams) of sugar, only 25% should be table sugar (as opposed to
honey, corn syrup, etc.) This works out to 2 1/2 teaspoons, or 10
grams per day. This figure in unlikely to have the sugar industry
breaking out the champagne.

alex_p

Tutuzdad, if a "typical conscientious American adult" gets 320
calories per day from added sugar, this is not a "mere 16%", but
rather twice as much as recommended! Recommended is no more than 10
teaspoons = 40 grams = 160 calories = 8% of 2000 calories. (Or perhaps
you were being ironic.)

alex_p