People consume more than 100 pounds of sugar per person every year — three times the recommended amount. Citing potentially harmful effects, some public health officials want to see warning labels on foods that contain high levels of the sweet ingredient, similar to ones from the surgeon general on a pack of cigarettes.
Sweeteners used to boost coffee, tea, oatmeal, plain yogurt and other beverages come in so many varieties, they should have a menu of their own. The many options include white sugar, brown sugar, honey, artificial sweeteners, plant-based sugar substitutes and more.
“If you look at the composition of honey, there might be a few vitamins or minerals that would be better than a refined sucrose, but to me, that would be like splitting hairs, basically,” Slavin says. “Same thing with maple syrup.” Honey and maple syrup might be “a tiny bit healthier” due to their trace minerals and plant compounds, Rizzo notes, but she still wouldn’t consider them healthy or a good source these nutrients in the recommended serving size of about 1 tablespoon.
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