article_snippet: Health officials say people should eat less sugar.
article_snippet: Anyone who has tried cutting down on sugar knows to avoid cookies, sodas and candy.
article_snippet: The World Health Organization finalized guidelines Wednesday saying people should keep intake of added sugars to just five to ten per cent of overall calories, which translates to about 25 to 50 grams of sugar a day for most people.
article_snippet: In the U.S., adults get about 11 to 15 per cent of adults calories from sugar; the figure for children tops that at about 16 per cent.
article_snippet: By comparison, sugar intakes ranges in Europe from about seven per cent in Hungary to nearly 25 percent in Portugal.
highlights_snippet: The World Health Organization is urging people to cut down on the amount of sugar people consume each day to between 25 and 50 grams .
  