For example, most fruits have around 10-20g of sugar per cup of fruit. How is this sugar any different than if I were to eat a granola bar with 10g of added sugar? Or have a drink with added sugar? The USDA says to limit added sugar consumption, but says nothing about limiting regular sugar consumption. Is added sugar chemically any different from sugar found in natural foods?
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They are both bad for you in excess. A lot of “natural” sugars in food have increased in the last few hundred years. These days a banana has the equivalent of several tablespoons of sugar.
https://www.npr.org/2018/10/07/655345630/how-fruit-became-so-sugary
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