Due to her age and medical history, Susan has been admitted to a local hospital

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Due to her age and medical history, Susan has been admitted to a local hospital for evaluation for cardiac arrhythmia. A contributing issue to Susan’s condition is that she has problems controlling her weight. Answer the following questions relating to Susan’s nutritional status.

Susan tells you she is concerned about her blood sugar levels being higher than recommended. She tells you that she drinks sodas on a regular basis. To help reduce her overall blood sugar levels, a recommendation to Susan could be to limit her added sugar intake to _________.

a. Less than 2% of total calories consumed b. Less than 15% of total calories consumed c. Less than 5% of total calories consumed d. Less than 10% of total calories consumed

Explanation / Answer

c. Less than 5% of total calories consumed.

For a 2,000 calorie diet,limit daily sugar limit to 6tsps or 25gm for women which would be 5% of total calories consumed.

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