Should I use my food tracker to track sugar or fibre?

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xstephnz
xstephnz Posts: 278 Member
edited November 2024 in Food and Nutrition
What do you think?

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  • melimomTARDIS
    melimomTARDIS Posts: 1,941 Member
    I find tracking fiber to be more useful!
  • socioseguro
    socioseguro Posts: 1,679 Member
    Hi:

    I track fiber, I have replace the sugar with a sodium tracker. I found some surprises, like even natural, fresh food already have some sodium.
  • who4fan
    who4fan Posts: 388 Member
    I think unless you are worried about your blood sugar, tracking your fiber would be better.
  • sijomial
    sijomial Posts: 19,809 Member
    Fibre for me too. Sugar is a subset of carbs anyway so seems pointless to track unless you have particular health concerns.
  • lemurcat12
    lemurcat12 Posts: 30,886 Member
    I think fiber is more useful--sugar is tracked in the carbs, so if you are getting all your fiber and a reasonable number of carbs (meaning really adequate protein and fat), chances are you aren't eating more low-fiber sugary things than is healthy in a balanced diet at your calorie level.

    I did track sugar for a while (and do off and on) just to make sure I wasn't fooling myself about the source of my sugar and how much I was eating. Especially since many like to claim that we don't know these facts I think it's nice to know. For me there were no surprises, and currently I'm confident I know what has sugar and how much without bothering to track and I couldn't care less if I happen to eat extra fruit and go over on some day.
  • abatonfan
    abatonfan Posts: 1,120 Member
    who4fan wrote: »
    I think unless you are worried about your blood sugar, tracking your fiber would be better.

    But all carbohydrates are broken down into glucose (sugar) during digestion.

    Personally, I track fiber and replaced sugar with sodium/potassium (I alternate between the two).
  • malibu927
    malibu927 Posts: 17,562 Member
    Unless you have a medical reason to track sugar, go for the fiber.
  • xmarye
    xmarye Posts: 385 Member
    edited March 2015
    I track protein, carbs, fiber, sugar and fat. I also look closely at my sodium, I try to meet my daily goal but no more.

    I have noticed that eating more sugar doesn't hinder my weight loss. It's also really enjoyable lol. I have been focusing more on my fiber intake lately because I want to reap the benefits of being less bloated and improving my digestion. There's no classy-er way to say it... :P
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