Is Sugar in Fruit Different Than Sugar in Soda?
According to Chairman of the Vietnam Association of Diabetes and Endocrinology Trần Hữu Dàng about 5.3 million Vietnamese, or 8.6% of the entire population, have prediabetes. As 14th November is World Diabetes Day, let’s raise awareness about Diabetes with CarePlus by improving the knowledge about sugar - one of the main reasons cause diabetes type 2.
11/13/2020 2:01:11 PM
How does the sugar in fruit compare to the sugar in processed foods like soda or cookies?
The American Heart Association recommends that women consume twenty-five grams of added sugar a day. But on average, as statistics, Americans eat nearly 66 pounds of added sugar per person per year. It's easy to exceed the daily recommended sugar intake when a soda has about 11 teaspoons of added sugar.
But what about the sugar in fruit? Should people be worried about how much fruit they're eating? Dr. Kimber Stanhope, a Nutritional biologist at UC Davis, walks us through the science. The research highlighted in this video has been supported in part by the National Institutes of Health, University of California, Office of the President, and the Tanita Healthy Weight Foundation.
👉 Periodic diabetes screening is a necessary way to protect you and your family: https://careplusvn.com/en/screening-for-diabetes-and-asthma