Is hidden sugar sneaking into your diet?
Who doesn’t love some sweets, some desserts? Everyone knows candy, cookies, pies, cakes, and other desserts have sugar. But you may not be aware of the amount of added sugar in everyday foods. What are some food sources of hidden sugar that may surprise you? What is the difference between the natural sugar in foods and added sugar? It is the added sugar in foods that can lead to a number of health problems including obesity, heart disease, diabetes, dental disease and even liver disease. What foods have natural sugar? When health professionals recommend cutting back on “sugar”, they usually aren’t talking about the natural sugar in foods. Did you know cow’s milk has some natural sugar called “lactose”? It is not very sweet so milk doesn’t taste very sweet unless it is chocolate milk and sugar has been added. Fruit contains a natural sugar called “fructose”. So why don’t you get a sugar high when you eat an apple or an orange? Because the fiber in fruit sl