to enjoy up to six teaspoons of added sugar and increase sugar awareness in our communities.

The World Health Organization Guideline recommends adults and children to reduce their daily intake of processed sugars to below 5% or roughly 25 grams (6 teaspoons) per day to create immediate health benefits. 

Here at Diabetes Education Services, in addition to helping our students succeed as Diabetes Educators, we care about the health and awareness of our community. 

We have created the Joy of Six – Sugar Pledge Resource Page to raise awareness on the health risks of consuming large amounts of processed sugar and more so, the benefits of cutting back.

We are asking our community to pledge their support by signing the pledge below to minimize daily sugar intake to less than 6 teaspoons a day and get the word out about sugar.

? Pledge Now

The first 100 pledgers will receive a free Medication PocketCard in the mail. 

“We have solid evidence that keeping intake to less than 10% of total energy intake reduces risk of overweight, obesity and tooth decay,” says Dr Francesco Branca, Director of WHO’s Department of Nutrition for Health and Development. 

Over the next three weeks, we will be sending out sugar facts via FaceBook and our CDCES Coach App.

Thank you again for joining us on the journey to making our communities happier and healthier.