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Research by Kristin Kirkpatrick, MS, RD, LD

Fat-Free RaspberryPecan DressingIngredients:#2 High fructose corn syrup#4 Sugar#6 Maltodextrin

Lite ChocolateSyrup

Ingredients:#2 Sugar

#3 Fructose

4TbspServing4Tbsp

Serving

5 TbspServing

1Cup

Vanilla WhippedFrostingIngredients:

#1 Sugar#5 Corn syrup

Tomato KetchupIngredients:#3 High fructose corn syrup#4 Corn syrup

3TbspServing

Chocolate FudgeCake Mix

Ingredients:#2 Sugar

#3 Corn syrup

Light Tomato & Basil Pasta SauceIngredients:#4 Sugar

Fruit PunchIngredients:

#2 High fructose

corn syrup

7fl oz8fl oz Tonic WaterIngredients:#2 High fructosecorn syrup

MilkChocolate Bar

Ingredients:#1 Milk

chocolate

of a Bar(20.4g)

Oats & Chocolate Chewy BarIngredients:#2 Semisweet chocolate chips#4 Corn Syrup#7 Sugar

1Bar (40g)

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Cake frosting, chocolate syrup, ice cream — you know you’re indulging your sweet tooth when you eat these treats. But the

CDC estimates that most of us get 16 percent of our calories from “added sugars” in our diets. Those sugars are hiding in places you’d never expect. Below is a comparison of sugar shockers

and more obvious offenders.

SUGARSHOCKERS

3 tips for avoiding

hidden sugars:1. Check the label for added sugar.

The American Heart Association recommends no more than 24 grams per day for women and

36 grams per day for men.

2. Scan the ingredients for corn syrup, sugar, fructose and other sugars — the higher on the list,

the more sugar.

3. Better yet, eat unrefined sugars from fruit and other unprocessed snacks.

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What’s in Your Favorite Foods?

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