article_snippet: Packaged vegetable juice, yogurt and and ketchup are some of the foods which contain high levels of stealth sugars.
article_snippet: Health conscious consumers are likely to shun sweet treats but  some seemingly healthier options are actually more sugar-laden than we realise.
article_snippet: Stealth sugars are sneaking Stealth sugars way into our diets, sending our intake soaring above recommended limits (Picture posed by model)
article_snippet: Sugar is also found in surprisingly large amounts in many savoury foods such as sauces and ready meals.
article_snippet: In fact, sugar highly likely to be a much bigger part of your diet than you realise.
article_snippet: Surprisingly, ‘healthier’ reduced-fat foods can actually contain more sugar than healthier’ reduced-fat foods full fat counterparts, as stripping out fats from processed foods makes healthier’ reduced-fat foods less appealing to our tastebuds.
article_snippet: In an investigation for MailOnline, nutritionist Angela Dowden said:' UK guidelines recommend that ‘added’ sugars — those used to sweeten food, fizzy drinks, honeys, syrups and fruit juices
article_snippet: Even bran flakes contain stealth sugars (Picture posed by model)
article_snippet: Remember, we’re talking about sugar added as a sweetener,' she continued. '
article_snippet: The two most common forms of unhealthy added sugars are table sugar (sucrose) and high-fructose corn syrup, a liquid sweetener made from maize.' '
article_snippet: Many low-fat foods contain high amounts of sugar to compensate for the lack of taste and texture.
article_snippet: Not the unhealthier ‘bad’ sugar found in sweets, but Not the unhealthier ‘ can quickly add up if you have anything more than the smallest serving.
article_snippet: Milk sugar doesn’t count as the harmful added kind because Milk sugar is released slowly in the body.
highlights_snippet: Stealth sugars appear in cereal, yoghurts ,smoothies, and sauces .
  
highlights_snippet: 'Healthier' reduced fat foods contain sugar to mask the lack of flavour .