Most of us eat more sugar than we should. One reason is that packaged foods often have lots of added sugar, but it's not always easy to tell by reading the label.

Sugar goes by many different names, so you have to know what to look for.

If it ends in "o-s-e", it's very likely sugar. For example, sucrose, fructose or dextrose—all sugars.

Syrup is another code word for sugar to watch for.

Ingredients like honey, molasses, agave nectar, evaporated cane juice, and fruit juice concentrate may sound healthier than sugar, but they're not. They too are sweet-tasting sources of empty calories. Ditto for brown or raw sugar.

There's less concern about sugars that occur naturally in foods such as fruit or milk because these foods tend to be otherwise healthful.

When it comes to sugars that are added, though, remember that sugar by any other name may taste as sweet, but it's still sugar.