Just in time for Halloween, a new study finds that giving kids sugar when they’re really young — even in the womb — increases their risk of developing type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure later in life. Researchers determined that limiting exposure to sugar in the first 1,000 days of a child’s life – …
According to a recent study, the average American consumes over 36,000 grams of sugar per year. The survey of 2,000 Americans found that the average person ingests 99 grams of sugar a day, which is more sugar than there is in two 12-ounce cans of soda. Over the course of a year, that adds up …