Adults aren’t the only sugar addicts. Even many babies and toddlers are consuming more sugar than they should, according to a survey funded by the Centre for Science in the Public Interest Canada.

A whopping 53 percent of the food products targeted to babies and toddlers analyzed by a team led by University of Calgary professor Charlene Elliott get more than 20 percent of their calories from sugar. The foods included biscuits, cookies, fruit snacks, yogurts, cereals and snack bars. Some of the products marketed to the youngest consumers contained even more sugar than similar products marketed to adults.

To be fair, some products contain sugars from natural products such as fruit. But many are laced with added sugar. As Dr. Elliott noted: “It remains fair to ask why it is necessary to add sugar to these baby or toddler products in the first place.”

For now, there are no recommended limits on added sugars for infant and toddler food products (unlike foods for adults).

The best advice: read the ingredient labels carefully and avoid foods with added sugars.