# Sugar Our body needs glucose, a type of sugar, to survive. However, our body makes glucose on its own by breaking down complex carbohydrates. Therefore, we do not need to add any amount of sugar into our diet.\ \ Fruits and vegetables naturally have sugar, but they also come with fibre, vitamins, and minerals - which is very healthy.\ \ Therefore, we should continue to eat fruits, but avoid processed sugar as much as possible - especially because sugar is already added into so many of the foods we eat.\ \ "About 15% of the calories in the American adult diet come from added sugars"\ \ --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://veganvigil.gitbook.io/overview/nutrition/nutrients/essential/macronutrients/carbohydrates/sugar.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.