Stealthy sweets

I recently read a Canadian article on sweets in our diet; and it applies in the US as well.

Dextrose, glucose, fructose, fruit juice concentrate – they’re all code names for sugars that are added to our processed food and drinks, but how often? Researchers tested more than 40,000 products sold by one Canadian grocery retailer, and found that a whopping two-thirds contained added sugars. Along with the usual suspects like candy and chocolate were some foods often marketed as healthy options, such as breakfast cereals, granola bars, and fruit juices. And nearly half of all infant formulas and baby food studied included added sugars too. But there’s some bad news if you want to check the label for added sugars: You’ll have to learn the more than 150 ways to say sugar. (click underlined to go to link) Last month, Health Canada announced that new labels won't list added sugars separately, which health professionals and others had wanted.