Sugar grams - How much is really ok?

As long as you do not need to restrict sugar due to a medical condition, there is no need to worry about it.

I had the same frustration! So I went and read the American Heart Association recommendations. They have the sugar recommendation as 24 grams or 6 teaspoons of "added" sugar - so they don't count in the fruit (or dairy) sugars. For me, the good that comes from fruit - nutrients and fiber - sets off the sugar amounts. I'm completely with you on the artificial sweeteners too!

Same as others comments...24 grams "added" sugar.

Dont get so serious about this, just do this:
1. Drink your coffy without sugar or with 1 tablespoon .
2. Limit to 2 fruits per day.
3. Stay away from beverages with sugar, sweets and foods with added sugar or much elaboration(hope this word is right cause i google-translated it )
Ofc all those depend on your goals so you can be more or less strict.!

Shandajh wrote: »

I have similar goals to GaleHawkins, in trying to reduce back pain from having extremely high inflammation and auto-immune disease. I have heard that sugar can raise inflammation and even cause your skin to age faster. I've read a lot too that the 25 grams recommended, or what some of you are saying is 24, actually does include sugar that comes from fruit. I definitely avoid sugared beverages and sweets - except on cheat days. I never fall under the 25 grams though and am getting ready to give up trying for that, because to remove something as healthy as blueberries or kiwi, just can't be beneficial!

then whatever it is that you are reading is incorrect or is applicable to people with certain medical conditions or something. An otherwise healthy individual is going to be fine consuming more than 25 grams of sugar. On average I consume 80-100 grams and I am very healthy and fit...

http://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/releases/2015/sugar-guideline/en/

^^^right here, they're talking about "free" sugars or "added" sugars....

Shandajh wrote: »

I have similar goals to GaleHawkins, in trying to reduce back pain from having extremely high inflammation and auto-immune disease. I have heard that sugar can raise inflammation and even cause your skin to age faster. I've read a lot too that the 25 grams recommended, or what some of you are saying is 24, actually does include sugar that comes from fruit. I definitely avoid sugared beverages and sweets - except on cheat days. I never fall under the 25 grams though and am getting ready to give up trying for that, because to remove something as healthy as blueberries or kiwi, just can't be beneficial!

community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/394-low-carber-daily-forum-the-lcd-group

This group has been helpful for me. I have lost about 25 pounds but my only initial objective was to cut my joint pain so I did not start Enbrel injections and wind up with cancer.

In 30 days after cutting out sugar even from fruit my joint pain dropped from 7-8 to 2-3 on a 1-10 scale. It was two months in before I lost any weight but I was losing inches while the scales did not move. LCHF is weird as to how it works in my case but it is a 'good' weird.

Shandajh wrote: »

Is there anyone out there who actually stays under the sugar grams recommendations, which are - Men: 150 calories per day (37.5 grams or 9 teaspoons). - Women: 100 calories per day (25 grams or 6 teaspoons). - I'm finding this part of logging my food, to be very frustrating, because the only added sugar I do is 3/4 tsp of honey. The rest comes from salad dressing and fruit and I also only eat 1/2 the salad dressing packet. Even at that, I'm then already over the sugar grams and then feel like I can't even add in 1/2 cup of frozen blueberries for dinner, even though my calories allow it - it would be adding another 7 grams! This sugar thing is just about impossible and so annoying. I hate all artificial sweeteners, so not going there.

I do, easily. The WHO recommendations refer to free (added) sugars, not the sugars naturally occurring in fruits and dairy. So staying under 9 teaspoons of free (added) sugars is pretty easy, as long as I read labels.

http://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/releases/2015/sugar-guideline/en/

Shandajh wrote: »

Is there anyone out there who actually stays under the sugar grams recommendations, which are - Men: 150 calories per day (37.5 grams or 9 teaspoons). - Women: 100 calories per day (25 grams or 6 teaspoons). - I'm finding this part of logging my food, to be very frustrating, because the only added sugar I do is 3/4 tsp of honey. The rest comes from salad dressing and fruit and I also only eat 1/2 the salad dressing packet. Even at that, I'm then already over the sugar grams and then feel like I can't even add in 1/2 cup of frozen blueberries for dinner, even though my calories allow it - it would be adding another 7 grams! This sugar thing is just about impossible and so annoying. I hate all artificial sweeteners, so not going there.

This is the added sugar recommendation (i.e., they aren't including fruit and such in it), which is not what MFP measures.

MFP's recommendation is 15% of calories, which I think is fine when I'm at the calorie limit I've generally been at lately (1700 or so), even with fruit and dairy, but which I think is ridiculously low if you have a very low calorie limit, and is really not necessary. I hit 45 grams of sugar all the time with just fruit, dairy, and veggies and I don't even eat an especially large amount of fruit.

What I think makes more sense is measuring your carbs and your fiber. If you get enough fiber and don't go over your carbs, you must be getting a good percentage of your carbs from nutrient-rich sources and not tons of sugary treats.

Or just look at your sugar sources rather than worrying about the specific numbers, as I think you can see if you are getting lots of your sugar from things you wouldn't want it from. (It would be easy to eliminate the dressing as a source, but if it's only a bit and you like it, I don't see why that would be important to do.)

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MFP's bottom stop for automatic sugar goal is 45 grams - 180 calories or 1200 cals. This is half the RDI used in Aus and the UK (90 grams) because it's based on a lower calorie intake).

45 grams is workable, many vegetables are less than 5% sugar and many fruits 10% or less so your "five a day" can fit into 45 grams with a bit of thought. One portion of "five a day" is 80 grams of veg (or fruit).

Two pieces of fruit is above the population median daily consumption, for context.

Currently 10 servings is being promoted at least in some corners. Splitting that over broccoli, fennel, brussels sprouts (8 servings), and peaches and plums (1 serving each), gives me around 50 grams (majority from the fruit, of course, but I see absolutely nothing wrong with consuming 2 pieces of fruit if you like it and want to and get enough of everything else you should).

Edit: heh, nevermind, I didn't notice it was a zombie.

150? My target today is 90 and my plan at the moment is to get 92, but that's because I earned a Pillsbury Thin Mints cupcake and consumed an apple and a plum earlier, as well as have an orange remaining. The thing is, the apple, the plum, and the orange each have almost as much sugar as the cupcake. That's why "sugar" is such an odd macro. The thing to hate is "added sugar" and the only 'added sugar' I get today is the cupcake and that's below 25 grams.

I have insulin resistance and find my autoimmune issues are exacerbated by sugar (and higher carbs) so I avoid sugar.

I eat very low carb so my total sugars are almost always under 10g per day.