It used to be that you were recommended to eat no more than 50g added sugar per day, but now the amount is reduced to about half of it, in any case for women. Sugar appears to be really not that great for you after all:
AHA Sugar Recommendation
To keep all of this in perspective, it’s helpful to remember the American Heart Association’s recommendations for sugar intake.
- Men should consume no more than 9 teaspoons (36 grams or 150 calories) of added sugar per day.
- For women,
the number is lower: 6 teaspoons (25 grams or 100 calories) per day.
Consider that one 12-ounce can of soda contains 8 teaspoons (32 grams)
of added sugar! There goes your whole day’s allotment in one slurp.
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