Sugar Increase?

NicoleKronie

I've used MyFitness Pal for a few years now and I feel like they increased the sugar you are allowed to have per day? Did this really happen and why?

chezjuan

They changed the sugar number to be 15% of your daily calories, rather than the RDA for added sugar. See the following blog post.

http://myfitnesspal.desk.com/customer/portal/articles/1375583-a-message-about-myfitnesspal-s-updated-nutrition-goals

Following the recommendations to increase fruit and vegetable intake in the Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2010, and using an average of the sugar found of sample menus provided by the USDA, recommended sugar intake limits have been set to 15% of total calories.

ETA: The blog post also details other changes they made, such as increasing fiber recommendations and updating macros a bit