# RKS: SUGAR ENTRAPPED BELIEFS - "Added Sugar"
# RKS: SUGAR ENTRAPPED BELIEFS “ADDED SUGAR” RKS / 2026-2027 / Ser 8 / Blog 2 1st May 2026 ALL THAT WARNS ON PACKAGED FOODS IS NOT ENCOMPASSING THE HIDDEN ‘SUGARS’ GLEEFULLY CONSUMED Dear Reader, The packaged food industry has come under a cloud of ill-health and the snacking facilitated has been equated to “junk” food. Food is called "junk" when it is high in calories, fats, sugars, or salt while providing little to no essential nutrients like fiber, vitamins, or minerals. Calories are a result of content of fats and sugars but the latter too, along with salts, are in today’s era have become the bane for Dieticians, housewives, and doctors from healthy lifestyle perspective! The upcoming 6-blogs series discusses the futility of shunning packaged snacky foods just by evaluating added sugar, fat content and salt quantity present. SUGARS Approximately 66% to 90% of packaged food items in India contain added sugars, with high prevalence in biscuits, snacks, sauces, and e...