How can the daily sugar intake be calculated?

Question

Hi doctor,

I would like to ask about daily sugar intake. Does sugar like fructose, lactose found naturally in milk and fruits count towards the daily sugar intake? I mean if I eat an apple that contains 0.36 oz of sugar and then drink a coffee with 0.18 oz grams sugar in it, does it mean that there is 0.5 oz of sugar in my body or only 0.18 oz of sugar and it means that I can eat 1 oz more to reach my daily limit of 1.25 oz?

Answer 1

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Sugars from fruits and milk are different from sugars that you normally add in to your diet. Fructose and lactose are two different compounds, and sugar is glucose. In simple terms, if you want to keep a count on your sugar intake, check your daily sugar in form of grams that you add in your meals and the sugar that is already present in prepackaged food items like biscuits, ready to eat packaged foods, chocolates etc., and sugar content in store bought bakery, confectionery or sweet items. When you pick up some prepackaged product look back for nutritional information, check for sugar present in per serving, that will make easy to you calculate.