fruit sugar question
superhippiechik
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Can fruit really make you fat? I am always over on my sugars because of my fruit smoothies.
Just a heads up, I have not been logging much lately so looking at my diary won't be much help .
Just a heads up, I have not been logging much lately so looking at my diary won't be much help .
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I'm curious about this too.
If I eat 1/2 of a peach for breakfast, would the natural sugars in the fruit actually be doing more harm than good?0 -
in for a good fruit sugar debate :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:
This will act as my place holder and possible future post0 -
Fruit wont make you fat, smoothies sure could.
Nature works pretty well. To get sugar, you have to work for it. Fruit has fiber in it. You can't eat it that fast or that much (or afford it for most of us lol!!!) to get fat on.
Smoothies are sorta processing out mother natures "brakes" on eating too much sugar.
At least that's my take.
Example---a normal human couldnt eat enough oranges to get fat on right? Apples? Peaches? Not likely.
But the average person sure as hell gets fat on orange juice, apple juice, etc if you just drank it all the time which is easy to do.0 -
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I eat a lot of apples during the day ( about 3-5) and they have sooo much sugar but I don't think you can get fat from it!!0
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I feel like I am in the same boat! If I have a small apple and a half cup of blueberries (which is a staple of my daily eating) I am already over for the day! It's frustrating.0
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MFP sets the sugar low already. I try not to look at mine, considering one apple can put me over. With that being said, I try to eat fruits at the beginning of the day (so my body can use them for fuel for the day) or right before a workout.0
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I eat a ton of fruit. It seems like everyone thinks the sugar in fruit is the equivalent to a snickers bar... This is an extremely controversial topic on myfitnesspal, but we won't get into that.
The sugar in fruit won't make you fat. Are the rising obesity rates in North America a result of people eating too much fruit? Probably not.0 -
Careful, that's frowned upon round these parts. :grumble:0 -
Fruit wont make you fat, smoothies sure could.
Nature works pretty well. To get sugar, you have to work for it. Fruit has fiber in it. You can't eat it that fast or that much (or afford it for most of us lol!!!) to get fat on.
Smoothies are sorta processing out mother natures "brakes" on eating too much sugar.
At least that's my take.
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I eat tons of fruit and have had lots of weight loss success. I don't count sugar from fruit.0
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Common sense is key here. Fruit is healthy, along with the sugars that come with it. It would be unhealthy if you were going over your sugar by eating foods that are junk food, candies for example. I go over my sugar with fruits a-lot of the time, I wouldn't worry too much about it unless your doctor or whatever says that you need to watch your sugar intake due to health requirements. I focus on fat, and calories more than anything.
Good Luck!0 -
Fruit wont make you fat, smoothies sure could.
Nature works pretty well. To get sugar, you have to work for it. Fruit has fiber in it. You can't eat it that fast or that much (or afford it for most of us lol!!!) to get fat on.
Smoothies are sorta processing out mother natures "brakes" on eating too much sugar.
At least that's my take.
lol
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I prefer the complex carbohydrates from cookes over the simple sugars in fruit0
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Fruit wont make you fat, smoothies sure could.
Nature works pretty well. To get sugar, you have to work for it. Fruit has fiber in it. You can't eat it that fast or that much (or afford it for most of us lol!!!) to get fat on.
Smoothies are sorta processing out mother natures "brakes" on eating too much sugar.
At least that's my take.
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Unless your doctor told you to watch your sugar intake, there's no reason to watch your sugars. While you can get fat on fruit, it's pretty difficult. Fruit sugars "count," but sugar itself isn't an indicator of a food's nutrition. The reason we get fat from eating sugary foods isn't because of the sugar itself, but because sugar is usually added in large quantities to foods and increases calories. Even though they're full of sugars, fruit is usually fairly low in calorie and high in nutrients and worth what calories you get.
In short, don't sweat the fruit sugars. My daily half a grapefruit puts me over daily, still down 11lbs in 2 months.0 -
I don't track sugar only my main macros and it hasn't hindered my weight loss........ Best of Luck0
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Careful, that's frowned upon round these parts. :grumble:
You need a hug, don't you?0 -
I prefer the complex carbohydrates from cookes over the simple sugars in fruit
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Fruit wont make you fat, smoothies sure could.
Nature works pretty well. To get sugar, you have to work for it. Fruit has fiber in it. You can't eat it that fast or that much (or afford it for most of us lol!!!) to get fat on.
Smoothies are sorta processing out mother natures "brakes" on eating too much sugar.
At least that's my take.
Example---a normal human couldnt eat enough oranges to get fat on right? Apples? Peaches? Not likely.
But the average person sure as hell gets fat on orange juice, apple juice, etc if you just drank it all the time which is easy to do.
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The reason fruit juice makes us fat is due to the process of "concentrating" the fruit juice. That process strips away the fiber and healthy nutrients, essentially leaving behind a flavored sugar water. That's not technically what it is, but essentially that is the value of what is left after concentration occurs. The best form of making any kind of juice is to squeeze it yourself. If you want a smoothy, then make one with fresh fruits, it's way healthier and tastes better anyway :-)0
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Fruit wont make you fat, smoothies sure could.
Nature works pretty well. To get sugar, you have to work for it. Fruit has fiber in it. You can't eat it that fast or that much (or afford it for most of us lol!!!) to get fat on.
Smoothies are sorta processing out mother natures "brakes" on eating too much sugar.
At least that's my take.
But the average person sure as hell gets fat on orange juice, apple juice, etc if you just drank it all the time which is easy to do.0 -
I don't think sugar from fruits is bad for you since it is natural sugar. You just want to make sure that you keep low on "added sugar"... those are the evils! LOL! This is what I found on webmd.com: Recommendations vary based on organization. For example, the World Health Organization recommends keeping added sugar intake to 10% of total calories. For the average 2000 calorie-diet that's a maximum of 50 grams. The American Heart Association recommends 6 teaspoons of sugar for women and 9 for men (1 teaspoon of sugar has about 4g of sugar). The primary source of added sugars are soft drinks and other sugar-sweetened beverages.
http://answers.webmd.com/answers/5008459/how-many-grams-of-sugar-per-day0 -
Well who hey now look at this..an intelligent response with a thoughtful explanation instead of lame *kitten* gifs.The reason fruit juice makes us fat is due to the process of "concentrating" the fruit juice. That process strips away the fiber and healthy nutrients, essentially leaving behind a flavored sugar water. That's not technically what it is, but essentially that is the value of what is left after concentration occurs. The best form of making any kind of juice is to squeeze it yourself. If you want a smoothy, then make one with fresh fruits, it's way healthier and tastes better anyway :-)
Its not fruit juice, but turning fruit into a smoothie is processing the food, and easier to eat, thus easier to overeat. The fruit juice was an exaggerated example to make a point.0 -
... I don't count sugar from fruit.
^^This...0 -
Thank you for all of the input.
I am a working lady on the go and making a giant smoothie with some kind of greens,pineapple and strawberries to drink all day long is just so easy!
I am sure it is my lack of Zumba Class,and not my love of fruit, that is holding me back0 -
I drink tons of fruit smoothies, and it is so funny but I noticed that I started to lose weight, lower my blood sugar levels, blood pressure went down, and my hair and nails is finally beginning to grow. Yes, it will take your sugar levels to the moon, but the benefits outweigh that small detail. Keep going, I know I will!!0
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I drink tons of fruit smoothies, and it is so funny but I noticed that I started to lose weight, lower my blood sugar levels, blood pressure went down, and my hair and nails is finally beginning to grow. Yes, it will take your sugar levels to the moon, but the benefits outweigh that small detail. Keep going, I know I will!!
You had me at Blood Pressure!0
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