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

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-Leigh Gistinger, CPNP