Fruit: friend or foe for those with IBS?
You probably know that fruit contains the natural sugar called fructose. But did you know that processed foods and sweetened beverages like soda often contain fructose in the form of high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS)? In fact, HFCS is a huge contributor of fructose in...
Is It Getting Harder To Zip Up Your Jeans?
Did you know there are about 10 teaspoons of sugar in a can of regular soda? That much sugar packs a lot of calories! In fact, estimates show that adding just one can of soda (140 calories) per day to a typical American diet could lead to a 3 lb. weight gain in one...
How Much Sugar Is Too Much?
How much sugar do you consume every day? If you’re like most people I ask, you probably don’t know exactly. According to a 2010 USDA estimate, if you are an average American eating an average American diet, you are consuming a jaw-dropping 132 pounds of sweeteners per...
Drink Water, Not Sugar
You’ve probably heard that one 12-ounce soda has about 150 calories and 10 teaspoons of sugar. But did you know that juice can have even more sugar than soda? Check out this handy guide, ‘How Sweet It Is’ to see the amount of sugar and calories in soda, juice,...
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