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Mwp5191
Mwp5191 Posts: 1 Member
edited December 2024 in Food and Nutrition
According to the American Heart Association (AHA), the maximum amount of added sugars you should eat in a day are (7): Men: 150 calories per day (37.5 grams or 9 teaspoons). Women: 100 calories per day (25 grams or 6 teaspoons).

Yet myfitnesspal tells me I can have significantly more to lose weight on a 1750 per day calorie diet and I even have a low ratio of carbohydrates! I guess nothing is perfect but thought others should know that they are likely consuming far too much sugar per day, especially for weight loss and heart health.

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  • seska422
    seska422 Posts: 3,217 Member
    The sugars specified on MFP are all sugars - both added and naturally included sugars.

    Current US food labels don't differentiate added sugars and it will be a while before the new food labels that show added sugars get printed on foods.
  • queenliz99
    queenliz99 Posts: 15,317 Member
    rankinsect wrote: »
    I would also take that sugar guideline with a grain of salt, as that guideline was basically developed by Dr. Robert Lustig, whose demonization of sugar is controversial at best.

    Wow, really? We've been duped.
  • rankinsect
    rankinsect Posts: 2,238 Member
    queenliz99 wrote: »
    rankinsect wrote: »
    I would also take that sugar guideline with a grain of salt, as that guideline was basically developed by Dr. Robert Lustig, whose demonization of sugar is controversial at best.

    Wow, really? We've been duped.

    Well, I should say he isn't the sole author, but he was one of several co-authors, as well as having a few of his papers cited.
  • xCyanideGirlx
    xCyanideGirlx Posts: 116 Member
    I pretty much ignore the guidelines for sugar/carb/salt at the bottom. Not necessary for weight loss whatsoever
  • ForecasterJason
    ForecasterJason Posts: 2,577 Member
    queenliz99 wrote: »
    rankinsect wrote: »
    I would also take that sugar guideline with a grain of salt, as that guideline was basically developed by Dr. Robert Lustig, whose demonization of sugar is controversial at best.

    Wow, really? We've been duped.
    He's 1 out of 9 names listed on the report. I don't know that I would discredit the recommendation if the other 8 people are considered reputable (I don't know anything about the others though).
  • MissusMoon
    MissusMoon Posts: 1,900 Member
    Mwp5191 wrote: »
    According to the American Heart Association (AHA), the maximum amount of added sugars you should eat in a day are (7): Men: 150 calories per day (37.5 grams or 9 teaspoons). Women: 100 calories per day (25 grams or 6 teaspoons).

    Yet myfitnesspal tells me I can have significantly more to lose weight on a 1750 per day calorie diet and I even have a low ratio of carbohydrates! I guess nothing is perfect but thought others should know that they are likely consuming far too much sugar per day, especially for weight loss and heart health.

    There are roughly 5,000 threads debating sugar...and the debate section is where this might best be suited.

    A short response: Anyone can lose weight with a caloric deficit. It does not matter where those calories come from. That is the science. That is proven. That is not controversial.
  • Carlos_421
    Carlos_421 Posts: 5,133 Member
    rankinsect wrote: »
    ForecasterJason wrote: »
    queenliz99 wrote: »
    rankinsect wrote: »
    I would also take that sugar guideline with a grain of salt, as that guideline was basically developed by Dr. Robert Lustig, whose demonization of sugar is controversial at best.

    Wow, really? We've been duped.
    He's 1 out of 9 names listed on the report. I don't know that I would discredit the recommendation if the other 8 people are considered reputable (I don't know anything about the others though).

    Yeah, I toned down my statement a bit.

    As a fair disclosure to everyone, I do tend to be fairly critical of nutritional recommendations. Even if they are based on solid science, and I think the jury's still out on the sugar one, I think we simply have far too many guidelines and it makes it hard for people to focus on what's really important. If people focused on maintaining a healthy weight and getting adequate exercise for fitness, I think we'd be 95% of the way there. Instead we bombard people with so many guidelines and so much information that it distracts from what really matters.

    Agreed
  • vivmom2014
    vivmom2014 Posts: 1,649 Member
    I don't track sugar. Hasn't stopped weight loss at all.
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