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[quote=Anonymous][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.

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

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]

Notice the trickiness inherent in the added sugars labeling, however. The serving is measured in ounces, but the sugars are mentioned in grams - a measurement that many Americans will not process as readily as they would ounces.

So if this label depicted that there are .8 ounces of added sugars, the consumer could more readily process that this food product is basically 1/8 SUGAR.

This is done on purpose, of course. The food industry is not stupid and yes, they are crafty just like Big Tobacco was. They want you to crave and purchase these processed foods which are sugar laden to keep you craving them - they have no incentive to help you recognize your sugar addiction and to reject foods that are laden with it.

There are many doctors who are on the forefront of trying to tackle the sugar problem in the processed food industry, because the neuroscience and microbiome studies have clearly established that sugar is just not healthful and it is the driver of obesity, not fat and not healthy carbs (fruits, vegetables, legumes, whole grains, nuts and seeds). We have to reform the food industry or we will continue to see declining life expectancy.

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Oh yes, the group of people that aren’t smart enough to realize what added sugar is will definitely do the math here and not consume this stuff. That will absolutely happen. We should change the labeling immediately to make sure they can do the math.

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