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Foods with Healthy-Sounding Buzzwords Could Be Hiding Added Sugar in Plain Sight
Since 2021 FDA labeling changes, companies replaced traditional sweeteners with alternatives not counted as added sugars, making foods sweeter despite appearing healthier, experts said.
- Since 2021, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration required separate listing of added sugars, prompting food companies to reformulate packaged foods, which are now sweeter than in 2020.
- Health-Forward brands use buzzwords like 'organic' and 'all natural' to hide sugar, and Avena said the labeling plan backfired as companies conceal sugars through marketing.
- Product labels reveal a Chobani black cherry yogurt contains 9 grams and Silk brand almond milk 7 grams of added sugar per cup, while the average American consumer takes in 17 grams daily, totaling 57 pounds yearly.
- Collin Popp recommends consumers check nutrition labels and ingredient lists, buy plain yogurt with added fruit, and ask baristas to let them control added sugar amounts.
- Health groups link excess sugar to heart disease, obesity and diabetes, and experts debate guideline strictness as Collin Popp said he would prefer less than 5% of calories for some people.
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Foods with healthy-sounding buzzwords could be hiding added sugar in plain sight – UK Times
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