article_snippet: As this shocking graphic reveals, millions of us are unwittingly eating everyday foods packed with sugar - and getting fatter in the process.
article_snippet: As this shocking graphic reveals, millions of us are unwittingly eating everyday foods packed with sugar - and getting fatter in the process .
article_snippet: More and more evidence suggests that too much sugar is contributing to the obesity and diabetes epidemic.
article_snippet: It is the sheer quantity of sugar that we consume that creates the problem, says Roy Taylor, professor of medicine and metabolism at Newcastle University.
article_snippet: ‘Sugar calories slip down so easily and lead to weight gain.
article_snippet: With the global obesity crisis spiralling out of control, health experts are becoming increasingly vocal about the dangers of 'hidden sugar' in food.
article_snippet: Added sugar in our diet’s a completely unnecessary part of our calorie intake: Added sugar in our diet has no nutritional value, gives no feeling of fullness and is acknowledged to be a major factor in causing obesity and diabetes both in the UK and worldwide.'
article_snippet: Research also shows the huge toll sugar can take on our health.
article_snippet: Though we all need some sugar - it is the essential fuel that powers all cells in our body - excess levels have been linked with raised levels of the hormone insulin, which increases the risk of diabetes.
article_snippet: Furthermore, the body turns excess sugar into fat, which is stored around the major organs, placing us at risk of liver and heart disease.
article_snippet: There are also fears that high sugar diets may promote some cancers.
article_snippet: A large population study in the US showed that people who consumed more than 25 per cent of people who consumed more than 25 per cent of their daily calories from added sugar daily calories from added sugar had almost three times the risk of dying from heart disease.
highlights_snippet: Millions of us are unwittingly eating everyday foods packed with sugar .
  
highlights_snippet: Evidence shows too much sugar is contributing to obesity and diabetes .