(CNN)A lollipop after a morning doctor visit. A cupcake for a classmate's birthday with lunch. A bag of cookies, gummies or a few little doughuts before after-school activities begin. And dessert is still a few hours away. Even the word "snack" -- once thought of as a healthy, energizing source of calories for children -- can seem like a euphemism for a sugar solution IV these days. Study: Cutting sugar improves kids' health in 10 days US dietary guidelines recommend consuming less than 10% of daily calories from added sugars. On a 1,500-calorie diet, a level appropriate for moderately active 4- to 8-year-olds, just less than 10% would be about 33 grams of added sugars per day. In...
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