Sugar 101 What Actually Is Sugar? Most people hear "sugar" and picture the white stuff in a bowl. But sugar is much broader than that — and your body doesn't treat all types the same way. There are two categories that matter: Naturally occurring sugar is found in whole foods like fruit and dairy. It comes packaged with fiber, water, vitamins, and minerals that slow down absorption. Your body handles this well. Added sugar is sugar that's been extracted, processed, and added to foods during manufacturing. It's been stripped of everything that would slow it down — so it hits your system fast. This is the type driving the problems most people experience. Not all added sugars behave the same way either. Glucose — your body's preferred fuel — can be used by every cell in your body. Fructose is a different story. Unlike glucose, fructose is primarily metabolized by your liver — meaning most of it goes straight there to be processed. This is where high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) enters the picture. HFCS is one of the most widely used sweeteners in processed foods because it's cheap to produce and extends shelf life. It's in soft drinks, breads, cereals, condiments, snack bars — the list is long. Here's the problem: when your liver receives more fructose than it can handle — which happens easily when HFCS is in so many everyday foods — it starts converting the excess into fat. Research suggests this process may contribute to fat buildup around the liver and increased fat storage overall, even independent of total calorie intake. Evolutionarily, humans were simply not exposed to the levels of isolated fructose present in today's food supply — and high intakes are strongly linked to increased liver fat. The World Health Organization recommends keeping added sugar to less than 10% of your total daily energy intake — and suggests even greater benefits at 5% or less. That works out to roughly 25 grams, or about 6 teaspoons per day. In many countries, average intakes sit well above that — often double the WHO's target. Most people have no idea they're that far over.

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