NURSING EXAM QUESTIONS
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Question
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What percentage of your daily calories should come from sugar?
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5%
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10%
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15%
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20%
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The American Heart Association advises limiting sugar to about 8 percent of your diet, or six teaspoons a day for women and nine for men.
Detailed explanation-2: -2. New FDA guidelines suggest 10 percent of daily calories from added sugars. For 2000 calories per day, 50 grams of added sugars, about 12 teaspoons.
Detailed explanation-3: -What 5 percent means. For an adult within the normal body-mass-index range, 5 percent of total daily calories would be about 25 grams-or six teaspoons-of sugar.
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