October kicks off the season of sweet treats! 🍭🍫🍬⁠ ⁠ While we all love a good chocolate bar every now and then, it's important to be aware of that scary little ingredient inside most "treats": SUGAR! 👻⁠ ⁠ When it comes to sugar in our diet, most of us are eating too much: in fact, 75% of Americans eat too much sugar!!️ When eaten in excess, sugar can potentially increase the risk of these health conditions:⁠ ⁠ -High blood pressure⁠ -Heart disease and heart attacks⁠ -Stroke⁠ -Kidney damage⁠ -Type 2 diabetes⁠ -Liver disease⁠ -Rheumatoid arthritis⁠ -Premature aging ⁠ -Obesity⁠ ⁠ And much more. 😳⁠ ⁠ So how much sugar is too much? 🤔 The American Heart Association recommends that men only eat 150 calories (37.5 grams) per day of added sugars and women only eat 100 calories (25 grams) per day of added sugars. ⁠ ⁠ Put another way, 4g of sugar = 1 teaspoon. 🥄⁠ ⁠ A 12 ounce can of Coke has 39 grams of added sugar, which is nearly TEN teaspoons worth! ☠️ 🥄🥄🥄🥄🥄🥄🥄🥄🥄🥄⁠ ⁠ Please note that not all sugar is created equal! Sugar occurs naturally in many foods like fruits, some vegetables, and dairy products. These are a better-for-you, slow-digesting source of energy and are not as scary as the "added sugars".⁠ ⁠ Read the blog to learn more about how to limit your daily intake of sugar and where it can sneak up on you!⁠ 👀 #linkinbio