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Sunday, February 15, 2009

Sugar Shockers: Foods Surprisingly High in Sugar

Sugar Shockers: Foods Surprisingly High in Sugar

WebMD takes a look at the sugar content in some popular packaged foods -- and the results may surprise you.
By Elaine Magee, MPH, RD
WebMD Expert Column

When you read the labels on foods in your supermarket, it's no surprise that you find plenty of sugar in products like cake mix, ice cream, jelly, cookies, and soda. But it can be downright shocking to see 12 grams of sugar in bottled pasta sauce or barbecue sauce -- and even more so to find 50 grams of sugar in a healthy-sounding bottled tea!

To help you ferret out which products are surprisingly high in sugar, I embarked on a mission in the aisles of my local market. Over the course of several days, with my reading glasses close at hand, I examined hundreds of nutrition information labels to check out the sugar content in foods.

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http://www.webmd.com/food-recipes/features/sugar-shockers-foods-surprisingly-high-in-sugar?ecd=wnl_wlw_021409

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