How much sugar am I suppose to have?

If I can cut added sugar or entirely I do just that. Once in a while I do have something sweet but I make sure not to exceed 20g for any given day.

It depends on what you mean by "sugar". If you’re thinking added sugar - then none. Sugar is not a nutritional requirement.

I don’t know exactly but i try not to exagerate. Foods that are obviously way over the norm i rarely eat and if i need sugar for something i usually do not get the white sugar as it is unhealthy. I rather take honey or a healthy sugar

I always try to avoid products with added sugar. There is no reason to have yogurt or almond milk with added sugar. I will try to not buy anything with added sugar but if someone else buys it and offers it to me I say yes because you might as well live a little.

I want to try and help you as much as I can. I gave up sugar as I started the Keto diet and honestly it’s been just over 2weeks and I feel the best that I ever have and I’ve lost just over 10lbs. I use a sugar substitute called erythritol which has no carbs, taste just like sugar and does not illicite an insulin response in the body. But if you choose not to go down the Keto route like I did then it’s 6 teaspoons per day for women and 9 teaspoons a day for men.

The US has not provided a recommendation on daily sugar consumption. However, the typical US diet already provides more than enough! However, from Livestrong.com: ”If you’re male, you should have no more than 150 calories from sugar daily; this equates to 9 teaspoons or about 38 grams. As a woman, you shouldn’t have more than 100 calories, which is 6 teaspoons or 25 grams of sugar each day. These limitations only apply to added sugar, though, not to naturally occurring sugars.” Fruits, whole grains and even milk have naturally occurring sugar. Processed sugars are in so many things - like salad dressing! Reading labels is your best guide to avoiding added sugar, but be aware sugar comes with many names like high glucose corn syrup, dextrose, and others. Of course, if you are diabetic, your health care provider can work with you to find the best answer for you.

You’re supposed to have variety of sugar in your daily intake I believe. But natural sugars are best, not bleached and modified sugar so and sweeteners.

My rule of thumb is less than 5 grams of sugar per 100 grams of product (5%). This disqualifies most of the bad food while leaving food with natural additives (e.g. dried berries) acceptable.

This depends on a lot—your diet, your genetics and family history—but generally sugar is bad for all of us. I think the allowance is 2 tablespoons a day, which most of us get without even trying.

Well I would say about 1 cup of sugar a day. About every food is gonna have a bit of sugar in it. But you also wanna stay healthy. So dont have more than 1 cup of sugar a day.