Sucrose

Definition

Scientific name for table sugar, made of fructose and glucose and extracted from cane sugar or sugar beets. Also known as Saccharose.

Also Known As

Saccharose

Health Impact

Linked to type II diabetes, obesity and heart disease. Excessive added sugar intake is associated with adverse health conditions, including obesity, metabolic syndrome, and inflammatory diseases. Excessive sugar consumption may trigger neuroadaptations in the brain that decouple eating behavior from caloric needs and leads to compulsive overeating. The American Heart Association suggests an added-sugar limit of no more than 24 grams of sugar for most women and no more than 36 grams of sugar for most men each day.

Sources

• Drinks, not food, with added sugar promote weight gain

  Medical News Today

• Added Sugar in the Diet

  Harvard School of Public Health

• Impact of sugar on the body, brain, and behavior

  Pub Med

Products containing Sucrose

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Flowers Foods, Inc.

Wonder Calcium Fortified Enriched Bread, Classic White

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Red Bull North America, Inc.

Energy Drink

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Rexall Sundown, Inc.

Protein Bar, Chocolate Peanut Butter