What is an added sugar?
An added sugar are a type of sugar that are manufacturers add to food to sweeten them. (1)
According to the CDC, people in the USA consume too much added sugar. (1)
What contains added sugar?
What are types of added sugar?
sucrose (2)
dextrose (2)
Added Sugar and Humans
Resources
1. https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/eating-too-much-sugar
2. https://www.fda.gov/food/new-nutrition-facts-label/added-sugars-new-nutrition-facts-label
