date:Feb 12, 2019
gar makes up 21.1 percent of the calories, on average. In processed foods, sugar makes up only 2.4 percent of the calories, on average. Keep in mind that the USDA dietary guidelines say that sugar should make up only 10 percent of your daily calories.
If we ate ultra-processed foods only occasionally, it wouldn't be as big of a problem. However, researchers found that almost 58 percent of the calories Americans consume are from ultra-processed foods.
If you're eating an average American diet,