Scientists have found out how much sugar you can eat per day – Nutrition

Excess sugar is known to be harmful to health. It may increase the risk of diabetes, depression, obesity, heart disease, some types of cancer, and gout. But how much sugar can you consume without harming your body? The answer to this question with reference to research by scientists is given by Ferra.ru, Sports.kz reports.

A new study has shown that it's best to consume no more than 25 grams, or about 6 teaspoons, of sugar per day. To do this, scientists analyzed the results of 73 earlier scientific works.

When participants consumed one more serving of sugar-sweetened beverages per week, their risk of gout increased by 4%, according to a new review. When there are two more servings, it increases by 8%, etc.

Also, each increase in consumption of sugar-sweetened drinks by 250 ml per day was associated with an increase…