This important information is often disregarded when most Americans eat throughout the day. The recommended amount of sugar to be consumed daily by any individual has been increasingly ignored, especially in most recent years. The Harvard Health article states, “To put that in perspective, a 12-ounce can of regular soda contains about 9 teaspoons of sugar, so quaffing even one a day would put all women and most men over the daily limit” (Corliss). It’s no surprise when looking over the average American’s diet that they are over consuming sugar when looking at most foods stocked up on supermarket