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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]No one is forcing people to consume sugar. [/quote]

No, but you have to be awfully vigilant to avoid it.[/quote]

No you don’t. All you have to do is turn the product over and read a label.

When eating premade food, like take out/restaurant/bakery assume the worst with regards to added sugar and you will be correct. [/quote]

Yeah I don't understand how it's hard at all. You only need to do 3 things:

- make your own meals 
OR
- read the ingredients of the prepared and processed food you buy
OR
- don't eat out so often

You don't have to be super vigilant. Just put in a small amount of effort.
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Why do people need to be nasty about everything.  It would be nice if labels were easier to read of if they had to be more explicit about added sugars.  I personally would love to see Amy sugar or sugar substitute to have to be on the front of the label in large font.  I struggle to read some labels and with all the various forms of sugars and sweeteners.  So it would be nice if it was easier.  [/quote]

I don't understand - nobody's being nasty. You have to try to do a little bit of the work yourself - that's normal. Food labels already have an "added sugar" clarification. See it below. The nutritional label in this example has 23 grams of added sugar, which is very significant. The 2 natural sugars (total minus added) is not a concern.

[b]Natural sugars, like those in fruit and vegetables, are nothing to be worried about.[/b]

Ultimately it sounds like you need to start making some meals yourself. Then you have total, very easy control.

[img]https://www.fda.gov/files/addedsugars_label_1_0.png[/img][/quote]

But something like 100% juice is all natural sugar, and it’s still sugar. Ask anyone with diabetes. Besides that, a product with refined carbs might show 0 sugars on the label, but it is still not that good for you and will act like a high sugar product once it’s digested..
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