Source: Harvard University

“The single most important part of the label change is adding information on added sugars,” says Dr. Rimm. Growing evidence suggests people who eat sugar-rich diets are more likely to die from complications of diabetes and heart disease. The average American eats about 22 teaspoons of sugar a day, mostly from processed and prepared foods. Some sugars occur naturally in foods, such as fructose in fruit and lactose in milk; the rest are added. Some show up in foods that you might not expect, such as ketchup, barbecue sauce, and jarred spaghetti sauce (see “How to spot added sugars”).

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