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Currently, Western European adults consume an average of 101 grams of sugar per day, while in South America the figure rises to 130 grams. Sugar represents around 16-17% of an adultâs daily energy intake in the United Kingdom and Spain. In Portugal that rises to 25%. So Portuguese adults should be consuming 80% less sugar every day if they are to meet the WHOâs ultimate recommendation of 5% energy intake (25 grams) of sugar per day.
That's why the World Health Organization (WHO) just announced that it's halving its recommended sugar intake for adults, from the original 10% of total daily calories to 5%. For a normal weight adult, that's about 25 grams, or 6 teaspoons, per day. Of course, that's total sugar.