Table 7.

Recommendations on sugar intake for Indians (2011).

1. Free sugars should be less than 10% of total calories/day, which includes all added sugars and sugars present in honey, syrups, and fruit juices.

2. Alternatives to sweetened beverages can be water, skimmed buttermilk, tender coconut water, and low fat milk.

3. Indian sweets, puddings, ice creams, sweetened biscuits, cakes, pastries, and baked goods are high in added sugars and should be restricted.

4. Encourage reading of food labels to determine sugar content. Some of the names in the ingredients list for the presence of added sugars include brown sugar, corn syrup, dextrose, honey, malt syrup, sugar, molasses, and sucrose.