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Watch for Sugar in All Its Forms
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Beet sugar or barely malt may sound healthier than plain old sugar and high fructose corn syrup, but sugar is still sugar, no matter what it’s called on a nutrition label. Given that there are more than 50 names for sugar and that an adult in America eats an average of one pound of sugar each week, it’s no surprise that an estimated 16 million Americans have high blood sugar levels, an early warning sign of type 2 diabetes. Learn all of sugar’s 50 names so you can spot it when reading food labels.
Source: MSNBC.
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