Sugar

kelseyg22
kelseyg22 Posts: 36 Member
in Food and Nutrition
I read that 24grams of sugar a day should be the goal for an adult female...is that even possible? What's some good foods or snacks with little-0g?

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  • Unknown
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    edited November 2015
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  • Sabine_Stroehm
    Sabine_Stroehm Posts: 19,263 Member
    catscats222 wrote: »
    the site you must have read must mean added sugars
    i have my sugars set at 50 and i try to avoid added sugars
    i get my sugar from fruits, yogurt, milk, etc. (don't really count those)
    i avoid maple syrup, sugary cereals, sugar drinks, barbque sauce, etc.

    Right. Added sugars is what the WHO report refers to.
  • nvmomketo
    nvmomketo Posts: 12,019 Member
    A LCHF or Atkins style of diet can easily be below that. If you limit baked goods, starches and some fruit, you would be below that. I think I went as high as 20+ g of sugar once in the last 4 months. :)
  • lemurcat12
    lemurcat12 Posts: 30,886 Member
    edited November 2015
    Sabine_Stroehm wrote: »
    catscats222 wrote: »
    the site you must have read must mean added sugars
    i have my sugars set at 50 and i try to avoid added sugars
    i get my sugar from fruits, yogurt, milk, etc. (don't really count those)
    i avoid maple syrup, sugary cereals, sugar drinks, barbque sauce, etc.

    Right. Added sugars is what the WHO report refers to.

    Exactly this. I personally wouldn't worry about sugars from intrinsic sources. The WHO's recommendation is basically about avoiding including too much from sweet treat/dessert type foods or stuff that is basically just sugar (like soda or if you go absolutely nuts with sugar in coffee and tea).

    However, lots of foods don't contain much sugar. Whole foods that aren't fruit or dairy or the sweetest starches or vegetables (carrots, beets, sweet potato, plantain) generally won't have much sugar. Other vegetables will have some, but not huge amounts (I routinely eat well more than 25 g of sugar from vegetables, though, and don't see how that could be bad), starches like pasta or beans or rice or potatoes will have little or none (storebought bread in the US often has sugar added, but flour does not), oats and nuts and seeds won't, meat (including seafood) does not, eggs don't.
  • Yi5hedr3
    Yi5hedr3 Posts: 2,696 Member
    Any "Goal" for sugar should be zero, but as long as total Carbs are below 100, you will be good! :)

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