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What Is The Recommended Daily Intake Of Sugar?

Hi I have 5 teaspoons of sugars in my cup of tea, now I only have 4-5 cups a day and i don't eat any chocolate, crisps or sweets i also cant / don't drink juice or frizzy drinks . I am 4ft10 and weight 7stone5 so not anyway over weight but my mum says I'm going to get disabilities from having all that sugar in my tea. Is this correct? Do I need to cut down?
Sat, 21 Jul 2018
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Hello and welcome to ask a doctor service. I reviewed your query and here is my answer.
It looks like you are adding alot of sugar to your single cup of tea. If you are slim and not overweight and no history of family diabetes, then it may pose a little problem like having a risk of diabetes in future. So you need to lower intake of sugar in your diet and start eating other things more instead of sugar or take sugar less in amount. Else i have seen many patients who do take sugar even more than you with no problems, but one should be careful and cautious about health. So decreasing intake is in your own good.
Hope i answered your question. Feel free to ask if you need further assistance. Thanks.
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What Is The Recommended Daily Intake Of Sugar?

Hello and welcome to ask a doctor service. I reviewed your query and here is my answer. It looks like you are adding alot of sugar to your single cup of tea. If you are slim and not overweight and no history of family diabetes, then it may pose a little problem like having a risk of diabetes in future. So you need to lower intake of sugar in your diet and start eating other things more instead of sugar or take sugar less in amount. Else i have seen many patients who do take sugar even more than you with no problems, but one should be careful and cautious about health. So decreasing intake is in your own good. Hope i answered your question. Feel free to ask if you need further assistance. Thanks.