if-a-person-wishes-to-limit-added-sugars-to-less-than-10-of-energy-on-a-2400-kca

Question

If a person wishes to limit added sugars to less than 10% of energy on a 2,400 kcal/day diet, what is the maximum grams of added sugar allowed per day? Show your work.

Accepted Answer

60 g/day

Answer

120 g/day because twice the nominal value applies when calculating weekly averages

Answer

24 g/day because 10% of calories should be halved to account for solid food versus beverages

Answer

10 g/day, since most guidelines recommend single-digit gram levels of added sugars for adults