However, there are some general guidelines about sugar consumption.
These rules can give you a sense of how much is too much for anyone.
How Much Sugar a Day Is Safe?
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Unable to process the sugar, you develop high blood glucose (sugar) levels.
The exact amount of sugar that is safe to consume varies based on your specific situation.
This leads to more inflammation.
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Eventually, this inflammation can damage the heart, blood vessels, nerves, eyes, and kidneys.
In the long term, this effect can causefatty liver diseaseand other complications.
These different types of sugar can have greater or lesser impacts on your blood sugar.
Yet plenty of “healthy” foods have sugar, too.
They may even contain more sugar.
Low-fat foods and natural ingredients can still have added sugars.
Thetwo main forms of carbohydratesinclude:
you’re free to track your daily carb intake.
Choose foods lower on theglycemic (GI) index.
The GI index measures the impact that different foods have on your blood sugar.
At 12 ounces, that’s 10 teaspoons of sugar, or 160 calories.
Although, the World Health Organization (WHO) recommends half of that.
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