How much sugar a day?

Question

today i had 50 grams of sugar. (two reese's candy bars :/ ) is that too much? i'm really confused on the whole sugar intake thing while pregnant? somebody even said their doctor said not to eat bananas cause of sugar. help please? i'm definitely trying to not eat a lot of sugar cause i know it can cause a risk of a blood sugar drop in a new born! Please educate me kindly:)

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It's not how much sugar you have but how your body processes it. If you're diabetic and not medicated you should be monitoring how much sugar you have. Less than 40 grams at meals and 15/20 for snacks. If you aren't diabetic then your body should process sugar normally and you shouldn't have to watch it. Obviously a ton of sugar isn't great for you, but treating yourself now and then isn't going to cause hypoglycemia in your baby.

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My doctor said to cut back on processed sugars but fruits and natural sugars were fine. But also if I treat myself to dessert it's not the end of the world

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The daily recommended intake of sugar for an adult with a "normal" BMI is 25 grams.
I've never heard of a doctor advising against bananas because of the sugar. Maybe this is a new thing?
But if you make sure you have a well balanced diet and get some exercise in when you can, you should be fine. 
What I did to make sure I wasn't consuming tons of sugars, is I cut out a lot of the processed sugars I get when eating things like candy, sodas, cookies, etc.

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