According to American Heart Association (AHA), US children eat three times as much added sugar as they should. US kids and adolescents eat an average of 19 teaspoons of added sugar per day, said the AHA report, citing national survey research.
Babies and tots under two should eat no added sugar at all. That would mean no cakes, cookies or ice cream for children until their second birthday.
Older children should have the equivalent of a maximum 100 calories per day implying fewer than six teaspoons (25 grams) per day of added sugar for those aged two to 18.
It would also require most kids to eat about one-third of the added sugar they currently consume, often in the form of soda and sweetened cereal