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	Podcast:		UC Science Today
	Episode:		New federal dietary guidelines recommend limiting sugar intake
	Category:		Science & Medicine
	Duration:		00:01:02
	Publish Date:		2016-02-03 00:00:00
	Description:		The average American consumes 13 percent of their daily calories from added sugars. And almost half of that comes from sources like sodas, sports drinks or flavored sweetened coffees. Earlier this year, the USDA released new dietary guidelines that, for the first time, advises Americans to consume no more than 10 percent of their calories from added sugars. This is good news to nutritional biologist, Dr. Kimber Stanhope of the University of California, Davis, but she admits it may take some behavior modification. "Undoubtedly we are all in situations where we need to eat sugar – you know, the social pressures – it’s fine, but what we all need to do is get to the point where sugar is a special occasion food, it’s not a staple. We are eating it at the levels as if it’s a staple and that’s where we need to think very carefully about our foods and where they come from and what they can be doing to our health."
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