American toddlers are eating more sugar than the amount recommended for adults
Last year I went a month avoiding any food or drink that contained added sugar.Health benefits aside (I was also exercising a lot more and drinking less, so I can't comment on specific benefits), it was incredibly hard.It wasn't the sugar cravings that were hard. I didn't get them at all, I didn't miss sweet food or sugar one bit. The hard part was actually finding food that didn't contain added sugar.I was basically relegated to preparing all my food from scratch. Practically anything in a packet contained sugar. Even the most innocuous things would contain it. Obviously some things only contain low amounts and that's normal (e.g. cured meats), but I couldn't eat most bread, any sauces, the vast majority of pre-prepared meals (except for "paleo" meals), or any spice mixes. Even bottled mayonnaise contains sugar!It made trying to find a snack incredibly difficult, I basically had to eat carrots and hummus.At least whisky contains no added sugar (caramel colouring wasn't counted as sugar, in this case).