The American Heart Association has made the following recommendations about sugar limits:
Children = Limit to 3-4 teaspoons per day (max 16 grams a day)
Adult women/teens= Limit to 5 teaspoons per day (max 20 grams a day)
Adult men/teens= Limit to 8-9 teaspoons per day (max 36 grams a day)
COKE:
12-ounce can = 10 teaspoons of sugar
20-ounce bottle = 16 1/4 teaspoons of sugar
20-ounce bottle = 16 1/4 teaspoons of sugar
Water -zero
-Leigh Gistinger, CPNP
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