Excess sugar is one of the most obvious weight-gain-causing culprits, and there may be larger problems lurking beneath sugar’s sweet façade. “The obvious issues are obesity and tooth decay, but sugar also increases your risk for type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, hypertension, and especially fatty liver, which is a growing problem,” Pamela Schoenfeld, RD, a registered dietitian in private practice in Morristown, N.J., and executive director of the Healthy Nation Coalition, says.
If you think you’re eating too much sugar, consider that the American Heart Association recommends no more than 6 teaspoons of added sugar a day for women and 9 teaspoons a day for men, but most Americans consume more like 22 teaspoons daily. To give yourself an idea how much you’re eating, take the number of grams of sugar per serving in your food and divide by four — that’s how many teaspoons of added sugar are in each serving.
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