Fruits?? HELP!!

owieprone

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2010/01/02/highfructose-corn-syrup-alters-human-metabolism.aspx

it's a sugar, it's converted into glucose like any other simple sugar and what you don't use is stored.

Fruit jelly (or jam as us brits call it) is the fruit, with all it's sugar, with ADDED fructose.

6 grapes is a sensible portion of grapes, like a whole apple is a portion. If you don't believe me about the calorie content of a punnet of grapes look it up.

As i said, fruit is good for you in proper portion control, simple sugars are absorbed quickly by your body and if not used by your body as energy are stored for later. So Sugar in any form, should be kept to a good healthy amount while trying to lose weight, don't cut fruit out, just be smart about your portions, and try and eat a wide variety of fruit over the week so you can get as many good nutrients from them as possible.

cmriverside

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2010/01/02/highfructose-corn-syrup-alters-human-metabolism.aspx

it's a sugar, it's converted into glucose like any other simple sugar and what you don't use is stored.

Fruit jelly (or jam as us brits call it) is the fruit, with all it's sugar, with ADDED fructose.

6 grapes is a sensible portion of grapes, like a whole apple is a portion. If you don't believe me about the calorie content of a punnet of grapes look it up.

As i said, fruit is good for you in proper portion control, simple sugars are absorbed quickly by your body and if not used by your body as energy are stored for later. So Sugar in any form, should be kept to a good healthy amount while trying to lose weight, don't cut fruit out, just be smart about your portions, and try and eat a wide variety of fruit over the week so you can get as many good nutrients from them as possible.

Oh, mercola. Well that explains your panic :laugh:

You want to talk about HFCS? Start your own thread for that - we were talking about fruit.

You go on then with your six grapes. I'd rather just count them and track them.

You'll find mercola doesn't carry much weight around here - or anywhere that people are capable of rational thought.

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Behlc

I'm struggling with my glucose levels. I don't eat processed sugars but as soon as I have fruit, I'm way over my allowance for the day -- not to mention the sugars in milk, bread, cereal, etc. I look for whole grain, low sugar cereals but overall how do I keep my sugar levels within the boundaries given? 6oz. of oj has 30g of sugar!!!
:noway:

susannamarie

MFP's levels are wonky -- if you need to watch sugars (I'm guessing you may, since you referred to glucose levels), ask your doctor for a recommendation.

ETA: That being said, you'd be better off eating an orange than the oj.

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http://www.livestrong.com/article/369750-fruit-sugar-weight-loss/

At least three of the references are peer reviewed journals.

high fructose corn syrup =/= fruit.

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To OP. Fruit contains calories. Every calorie counts. You should log them all.

CoderGal

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2010/01/02/highfructose-corn-syrup-alters-human-metabolism.aspx

it's a sugar, it's converted into glucose like any other simple sugar and what you don't use is stored.

Fruit jelly (or jam as us brits call it) is the fruit, with all it's sugar, with ADDED fructose.

6 grapes is a sensible portion of grapes, like a whole apple is a portion. If you don't believe me about the calorie content of a punnet of grapes look it up.

As i said, fruit is good for you in proper portion control, simple sugars are absorbed quickly by your body and if not used by your body as energy are stored for later. So Sugar in any form, should be kept to a good healthy amount while trying to lose weight, don't cut fruit out, just be smart about your portions, and try and eat a wide variety of fruit over the week so you can get as many good nutrients from them as possible.

Oh, mercola. Well that explains your panic :laugh:

You want to talk about HFCS? Start your own thread for that - we were talking about fruit.

You go on then with your six grapes. I'd rather just count them and track them.

You'll find mercola doesn't carry much weight around here - or anywhere that people are capable of rational thought.

.

^This. Particularly since they're making a mint off of their 'health website'. A quick wiki search even mentions this place is full of "pseudoscience based on conspiracy theories". All this and more from Wikipedia:

"Phyllis Entis, a microbiologist and food safety expert, highlighted Mercola.com as an example of websites "likely to mislead consumers by offering one-sided, incomplete, inaccurate, or misleading information."" - Entis, P (2007). Food safety: old habits, new perspectives. Wiley-Blackwell. pp. 300. ISBN 1-55581-417-4.

"The Better Business Bureau, responding to complaints including allegations that Mercola did not honor an advertised money-back guarantee, gave the website a grade of 'F'." - http://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/February-2012/Dr-Joseph-Mercola-Visionary-or-Quack/index.php

Mercola has also received three warning letters from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for violations of U.S. marketing laws:
http://www.fda.gov/downloads/Drugs/GuidanceComplianceRegulatoryInformation/EnforcementActivitiesbyFDA/CyberLetters/ucm059189.pdf

making false and misleading claims regarding the marketing of several natural supplemental products, which violated the Federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act
http://www.quackwatch.org/11Ind/mercola.html
http://www.casewatch.org/fdawarning/prod/2011/mercola.shtml

Mr Mercola also thinks HIV isn't the cause of aids, aids is caused by stress...I don't think I need to go on.

dorthymcconnel

MFP's levels are wonky -- if you need to watch sugars (I'm guessing you may, since you referred to glucose levels), ask your doctor for a recommendation.

ETA: That being said, you'd be better off eating an orange than the oj.

Agreed. Check with your doctor if you need to monitor sugar levels and go by what he/she says on it, not necesarily MFP standards. Track the fruit you eat, but realize that the sugar in fruit is far different from the other sugars in other foods. Still important, but not as bad as eating candy bars, ya know?

AnvilHead

high fructose corn syrup =/= fruit.

And MercoLOLa =/= science.