• Sugars provide energy for the body. They are immediate source of energy for brain and muscles. Getting too much sugars may lead to overweight/obesity and dental caries.
• For a 2000-kcal diet, one should have not more than 50 g of sugars (approx. 10 cubes of sugar) daily.
  
• "Sugars" is a mandatory item to be listed on the nutrition label. Its value is usually expressed under the amount of carbohydrates.

Additional resources:

• Feature Articles
  • Nutrition Labellign Series: Article 5: Breakfast Cereal Products (July 2010)
  • 《營養標籤問與答》- 聲稱「低糖」、「無糖」的食品一定健康嗎？（2010年7月12日）(Chinese Only)
  • 《營養標籤話你知》之五 糖是碳水化合物的一種（2010年7月6日）(Chinese Only)
  • 了解食物含糖量（2010年7月9日) (Chinese Only)
  • 《營養標籤話你知》之四 糖衣陷阱（2010年7月5日）(Chinese Only)
  • Food Safety Focus: Nutrient and Health – Carbohydrates: Sugars (31st Issue, February 2009)
  • Risk Assessment Studies - Sugars Content of Prepackaged Non-alcoholic Beverages in Hong Kong (November 2009)
    
    
• Resource Materials
  • Use Nutrition Labels to Choose "3 Low" Food (Booklets)
  • Use nutrition labels to choose "3 low" food (Audio Dramas on Nutrition Labelling Scheme)
  • Diabetes Mellitus and carbohydrates (Booklets)
  • Diabetes Mellitus and carbohydrates (Audio Dramas on Nutrition Labelling Scheme)
  • Weight maintenance and energy (Booklets)
  • Weight maintenance and energy (Audio Dramas on Nutrition Labelling Scheme)
  • Childhood obesity and Nutrition Labelling (Booklets)
  • Childhood obesity and Nutrition Labelling (Audio Dramas on Nutrition Labelling Scheme)
  • The Truth about Sugars (Posters and Display Items)
  • Sugars, sodium, and fat wobblers (Display Items)
  • Magnetic notice board (Giveaway Items)
  • Memo pad (Giveaway Items)