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by **Workingman** » 21 Jan 2020, 17:17

The NHS and government say that an adult male should have no more than 30g of "added" sugar in their diet per day. But because we are all thick the food police also give us the figure in primary school form such as teaspoons or sugar cubes.

However, what I cannot find is a daily guideline figure for the amount of natural sugars found in all foods. An adult man should have about 2,500 calories per day and the recommended "added" sugar is 125 of them, but what about the other 2,375? Even in a daily balanced diet the number must vary wildly depending upon the individual items.

I cannot find any sort of average, anywhere, so does anyone here have a clue?

And if "added" sugars provide "empty" calories how come they weigh so much when we eat them?

by **saundra** » 21 Jan 2020, 18:14

Take no notice WM it's all globally gook by food police

by **TheOstrich** » 21 Jan 2020, 20:08

There is a bit in this Huffington Post article about the amount of natural sugars you should consume daily:
https://www.huffingtonpost.com.au/2017/ ... gn-1CbBSoz

It seems to be more about balance than number-crunching?

Elsewhere, I've seen reference to your overall recommended sugar amount being 10% daily. So 10% of 2500 calories is 250, and if added sugars are recommended at no more than 125 calories, then I guess the recommendation for natural sugars is the remainder, which is also 125 calories.