[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he average American consumes nearly 400 calories from added sugars each day, the equivalent of 22 teaspoons (tsp) worth. The American Heart Association’s Nutrition Committee of the Council on Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Metabolism and the Council on Epidemiology and Prevention released a scientific statement entitled Dietary Sugars Intake and Cardiovascular Health in late 2009. […]




