The World Health Organization recently proposed new guidelines that recommend consuming less than 5% of our total daily calories from added sugars. For an adult at a normal body mass index, or BMI, 5% would be around 25 grams of sugar — or six teaspoons.
Now, if you are trying to lower the sugar you take, cut processed food and beverages.
Check out CNN’s side-by-side comparison of foods and its sugar equivalent here