A new pyramid-shaped warning symbol is starting to appear on some restaurant menus in New York City, the first city in the country to require chain restaurants to place a warning label on food or drink items containing more than 50 grams of added sugar.

Why It Matters

According to a 2024 study from the market research company Talker Research, the average American far exceeds recommended intake levels when it comes to their daily sugar consumption. The survey analyzed the habits of 2,000 Americans and found the average individual ingests 99 grams of sugar each day.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recommends that added sugars do not exceed 10 percent of one’s total daily calories, which, for a 2,000-calorie diet, amounts to 48 grams of sugar .

Obesity is a problem that impacts

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