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.

• A. 120 g/day because twice the nominal value applies when calculating weekly averages
• B. 24 g/day because 10% of calories should be halved to account for solid food versus beverages
• C. 60 g/day
• D. 10 g/day, since most guidelines recommend single-digit gram levels of added sugars for adults

Answer: (C)