{"id":1298,"date":"2012-03-01T14:44:06","date_gmt":"2012-03-01T19:44:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/beyondgorgeous\/?p=1298"},"modified":"2012-03-01T14:44:06","modified_gmt":"2012-03-01T19:44:06","slug":"are-you-eating-sneaky-hidden-sugar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/beyondgorgeous\/2012\/03\/are-you-eating-sneaky-hidden-sugar.html","title":{"rendered":"Are You Eating Sneaky “Hidden” Sugar?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Experts are now saying that sugar is so very poisonous and the obesity epidemic resulting from our nations\u2019s monstrous sweet tooth is so severe, that government should intervene. (See yesterday\u2019s post.)<\/p>\n


\n<\/a>\"\"<\/a>Not me, you may say.\u00a0 I don\u2019t even like sweet things.\u00a0 I don\u2019t eat much sugar. \u00a0Don’t be too sure of that! \u00a0Even those who can pass up the cookies without pain don\u2019t have a free ride here.\u00a0 Sugar, in the form of high fructose corn syrup — a particularly vicious sweetener — is in just about all processed foods.\u00a0 There\u2019s a reason for that – it\u2019s cheap, it acts as a preservative, and it prevents freezer burn.\u00a0 No wonder the processed food producers love it and are spending big bucks touting its safety!<\/p>\n

How much sugar is too much?\u00a0 A variety of experts give a variety of answers. The U.S. Department of Agriculture advises most people to limit themselves to 10 to 12 teaspoons of added sugars a day.<\/p>\n

That sounds like a lot — but wait.\u00a0 Here are just a few examples of ways that an incredible amount of sugar, mostly in the form of high fructose corn syrup, sneaks into your system.\u00a0 Keep in mind there are 4 gm. of sugar per teaspoon.<\/p>\n

Soda: 10 – 13 teaspoons of sugar (12 oz. can)<\/p>\n

Low-fat yogurt with fruit: 10 teaspoons of sugar<\/p>\n

Applesauce: 5 teaspoons of sugar<\/p>\n

Diet chocolate cookie dough meal bar: 5 teaspoons of sugar<\/p>\n

1 tablespoon ketchup: 1 teaspoon of sugar<\/p>\n

Cereal bar:\u00a0 3 to 5 teaspoons, depending on the brand (just in case you thought this was a healthy option)<\/p>\n

What can you do to cut down on sugar?\u00a0 Stopping the soda is one quick way to cut out masses of sugar.\u00a0 Eating whole food that you prepare yourself instead of buying pre-packaged, \u201ceasy\u201d food is another.<\/p>\n

And take your reading glasses along to the grocery store.\u00a0 Read the labels.\u00a0 It may be the most enlightening reading you do all week!<\/p>\n

Eating to live and living for Christ,<\/p>\n

Susan Jordan Brown<\/p>\n

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