how much sugar should an adult have daily
but do you know how much sugar you are eating when i have clients come in for nutrition consultations they are always shocked by how much more sugar they are eating than they should let s review the numbers and tips on how to make sure your sugar intake is sweet not bittersweet national surveys have found that the average american consumes around 85 grams of sugar every day according to the new usda guidelines we should really be eating a fraction of that amount the recommended sugar intake for adult women is 22 grams of sugar per day for adult men it s 36 grams daily and for children it s 12 grams a day over time consistently taking in more sugar will lead to insulin resistance disease otherwise known as diabetes