The Sugar Rumour

Rumour: Sugars should be a maximum of 15% percent of total consumed energy to avoid the risk of coronary heart disease.

Truth: This is true.

Although the U.S. Institute of Medicine says the energy in your diet obtained from sugar should be less than 25%, a study found that a diet containing more than 15% of energy from sugar will increase your risk of coronary heart disease.

Reference

1. Rippe JM, Sievenpiper JL, Lê KA, White JS, Clemens R, Angelopoulos TJ. What is the appropriate upper limit for added sugars consumption?. Nutr Rev. 2017;75(1):18-36. doi:10.1093/nutrit/nuw046https://doi.org/10.1093%2Fnutrit%2Fnuw046