Controlling sugar intake in a daily diet Sugar in the American diet now averages about 20 teaspoons a day. Humans are born with a preference for sweet tastes, as shown by the preference in newborn babies for water with sugar in it over plain water or water with a sour or salty taste. Not only do our tastebuds prefer sugar, but when it reaches the brain, sugar also causes changes in brain chemistry that produce a pleasurable feeling. |