Skip added sugar and choose plain unsweetened foods. Repeated sugary treats contribute to obesity, dental disease, and poor glucose control. Larger amounts may cause vomiting or diarrhea.
Sugar in cooking is usually refined sucrose sold as granulated, brown, powdered, or syrup forms. Used in desserts, pastries, sauces, drinks, cereals, and sweet snacks with no essential nutrition for pets.
Ingredient lists may hide sugar as dextrose, fructose, glucose syrup, cane syrup, molasses, or invert sugar.
Sweetened foods are often paired with butter, cream, or chocolate. Frosting, candy, and sweet baked goods are common home exposure points.
