Added sugar is known to be bad for your waistline, but is it also doing harm to your heart? Without even realizing it, you might be consuming way too much added sugar. It's easy to do, since added sugar can be found in almost everything.According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), on average, Americans are consuming 156 pounds of added sugar each year. This is a 39 percent increase since the 1950s.Not only is added sugar bad for your waistline, but it can also can contribute to obesity, mood swings, diabetes, and heart trouble.In fact, according to Harvard Health Publications back in 2014, one in 10 people get one-fourth of their daily calories from added sugar. The study was conducted over a 15-year period and showed that those people with one-fourth of their calories from sugar were twice as likely to die from heart disease compared with those patients who had 10 percent or less of their daily calories from added sugar.What can you do if you're trying to watch your sugar intake?Dr. Mike discusses a recent study on sugar and how it can increase your risk of heart disease.