Sugars

chris1529

How many grams of sugar should one have a day? The food journal on here is setting mine at like 24!!! What?!

brit49

You can adjust that, mine set at 20 I try to be way below hard sometimes.

chris1529

I just can't believe that 24 grams of sugar is the norm. That's like saying that we can't eat much of anything that has sugar in it! I just can't get over it being that low! Maybe that's why a dietician told me that we should look more at carbs than sugars! Idk.....

Arabian♥Breeze

The World Health Organization recommends that 10% percent of your total calories come from sugars. Here is how the math breaks down:

1200 calories, 10% = 120 calories = 30.0 g of sugar
1300 calories, 10% = 130 calories = 32.5 g of sugar
1400 calories, 10% = 140 calories = 35.0 g of sugar
1500 calories, 10% = 150 calories = 37.5 g of sugar
1600 calories, 10% = 160 calories = 40.0 g of sugar
1700 calories, 10% = 170 calories = 42.5 g of sugar
1800 calories, 10% = 180 calories = 45.0 g of sugar
1900 calories, 10% = 190 calories = 47.5 g of sugar
2000 calories, 10% = 200 calories = 50.0 g of sugar
2100 calories, 10% = 210 calories = 52.5 g of sugar
2200 calories, 10% = 220 calories = 55.0 g of sugar
2300 calories, 10% = 230 calories = 57.5 g of sugar
2400 calories, 10% = 240 calories = 60.0 g of sugar

SergeantSunshine_reused

I just can't believe that 24 grams of sugar is the norm. That's like saying that we can't eat much of anything that has sugar in it! I just can't get over it being that low! Maybe that's why a dietician told me that we should look more at carbs than sugars! Idk.....

Yup! Worrying about anything besides carbs/fat/protein is just a waste of time IMO

Sugar is just a carbohydrate :]

brit49

I personally don't like sweet, Im more like salty, I don't have to watch my sugar but that amount works for me. I also watch my carbs that works for me too