Added sugars and their effects on weight loss efforts

Added sugars could be compromising people’s effort to lose weight and get fit.

Added sugars and their effects on weight loss efforts
Added sugars and their effects on weight loss efforts

A 2009 report from researchers with the American Heart Association urged people to limit their intake of added sugars while noting that Americans get most of their added sugars from sugar-sweetened beverages, including sodas. A 2010 study led by a researcher from the Harvard School of Public Health noted that consumption of such beverages has increased considerably in recent decades, which has tra…