An important fact to keep in mind when reading nutrition labels: 4 grams of sugar = 1 teaspoon. The average American consumes 22 teaspoons of added sugar a day, which amounts to an extra 350 calories. (27) While we sometimes add sugar to food ourselves, most added sugar comes from processed and prepared foods. Sugar-sweetened beverages and breakfast cereals are two of the most serious offenders.
https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/carbohydrates/added-sugar-in-the-diet/
Type 2. Diabetes is a problem with your body that causes blood glucose (sugar) levels to rise higher than normal. This is also called hyperglycemia. Type 2 diabetes is the most common form of diabetes. If you have type 2 diabetes your body does not use insulin properly. This is called insulin resistance.
http://www.diabetes.org/diabetes-basics/type-2/
Blood sugar regulation. During digestion, your body breaks down carbohydrates from foods — such as bread, rice, pasta, vegetables, fruit and milk products — into various sugar molecules. One of these sugar molecules is glucose, the main energy source for your body.
http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/hypoglycemia/basics/causes/CON-20021103
Glucose is a carbohydrate, and is the most important simple sugar in human metabolism. Glucose is called a simple sugar or a monosaccharide because it is one of the smallest units which has the characteristics of this class of carbohydrates. Glucose is also sometimes called dextrose. Corn syrup is primarily glucose.
http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/Organic/sugar.html
A good rule of thumb is to look for words that end in -ose, and anything that sounds like sugar (syrup, molasses, cane juice) almost certainly is. Here are 50 of the most common aliases for sugar: Barley malt. Beet sugar. Brown sugar. Buttered syrup. Cane juice crystals. Cane sugar.
http://www.organicauthority.com/health/50-other-names-for-sugar.html
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http://dish.allrecipes.com/6-common-sugars-need-know/
Like carbohydrates, excessive consumption of sugars can lead to type II diabetes, and cancer. Below is a list of high sugar foods, where sugar is defined as monosaccharides (galactose, glucose, and fructose) and disaccharides (sucrose, lactose, and maltose). For more see the extended list of sugar rich foods to avoid, and the article of high carb foods. All these foods should be limited or avoided.
https://www.healthaliciousness.com/articles/high-sugar-foods.php
The most common names for sugar are: barley malt, corn syrup, dextrose, fruit juice concentrate, glucose, high-fructose corn syrup, maltodextrin, maltose, molasses, raw sugar, sucrose and turbinado sugar. Here’s a more complete sugar list with 69 sugar names. Blackstrap molasses.
http://commonsensehealth.com/list-of-sugar-names-and-sugar-facts/
The AHA suggests an added-sugar limit of no more than 100 calories per day (about 6 teaspoons or 24 grams of sugar) for most women and no more than 150 calories per day (about 9 teaspoons or 36 grams of sugar) for most men. There’s no nutritional need or benefit that comes from eating added sugar.
https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/carbohydrates/added-sugar-in-the-diet/
“Regular” or white sugar, extra fine or fine sugar. “Regular” or white sugar, as it is known to consumers, is the sugar found in every home’s sugar bowl, and most commonly used in home food preparation. White sugar is the sugar called for in most cookbook recipes.
https://www.sugar.org/types-of-sugar/
most common sugar
“Regular” or white sugar, extra fine or fine sugar is the most common sugar.