Six to nine cities that are or were associated with Palm Desert: 1  Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia. 2  Osoyoos, British Columbia, Canada. 3  Haifa, Israel. 4  La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico. 5  Gisborne, New Zealand. 6  Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. 7  Port Elizabeth, South Africa. 8  Zihuatanejo, Guerrero, Mexico.
Sugars occur naturally in fruit, vegetables and dairy foods and are added to foods for flavour, texture and colour. You should aim to consume no more than your recommended intake and limit foods that are high in added sugars and low in other nutrients. The reference value for sugars for an average adult is 90 grams.
The American Heart Association was one of the first to issue formal guidelines on sugar intake. Last year, the AHA recommended no more than 100 calories per day, or about 6 teaspoons of sugar for women and no more than 150 calories per day, or about 9 teaspoons a day for men. They backed their recommendations with a scientific statement in the journal Circulation which stated, ...