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Mike Mitka

JAMA. 2009;302(16):1741-1742.

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The American Heart Association (AHA) has joined the assault on added dietary sugar, proposing dramatic reductions in the consumption of soft drinks and other sweetened products as a way to reduce risk for obesity and cardiovascular disease.

The American Heart Association is calling for a drastic reduction in the consumption of added dietary sugar (found primarily in soft drinks) to combat obesity and cardiovascular disease.

In a scientific statement released August 24, the AHA said persons in the United States consume on average about 111 g (22.2 teaspoons), or 355 calories, of discretionary sugar per day and called for setting a "prudent" daily upper limit of just over 30 g (6 teaspoons or 100 calories) of added sugars for average-sized women and just over 45 g (9 teaspoons or 150 calories) for average-sized men (Johnson RK et al. Circulation. 2009;120[11]:1011-1020). The statement's authors singled out soft drinks . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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