Are fruits bad for weight loss?
getfitwith_aish
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I have a couple of ppl who say “I don’t want a banana”. I’m cutting down sugar. Really? I told them natural sugars are good for the body. They were like it doesn’t matter. Sugar is sugar and all trainers and body builders don’t consume fruits. Can someone throw me light on this? Why are the natural source of food thought as an enemy?
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Demonizing sugar outside of the context of caloric intake is the newest trend.
It's nonsense.
Eat fruit if you enjoy it and it fits within your caloric limits.9 -
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I'm not a trainer or a body builder, but I have lost 75 pounds and I eat fruit just about every day.4
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No...
Also, my trainer is a retired professional athlete and he eats fruit. I would say "all trainers and bodybuilders" is a bit of a stretch. I would say most body builders eat fruit as carbs are king when you're bulking muscle.
In regards to sugar being sugar...that is true...but fruit has a lot of other vitamins and minerals and antioxidants that come with it.
Also, common sense...it's a whole food...I hardly think fruit is at the root of the obesity epidemic.2 -
Because people are stupid. Eat your banana and whatever else you feel like eating as long as it fits in your macronutrients for the day. Also, please stop equating "healthy / unhealthy for the body" with "good or bad for weight loss." Something being harmful or helpful for your body's health has nothing to do with it being helpful or harmful for losing weight. The only thing that will cause you to lose or gain weight is the portions you eat.
I'm sorry if I come off as brusque. I'm not frustrated with you, but with people who spread these myths.5 -
Eating more calories than you burn is bad for weight loss.
Fruit is good for you. Eat it and fit it into your calorie budget.
All things in moderation.0 -
This has been posted before - total caloric increase in the U.S. has gone up a few hundred calories per day over the period from 1970 to 2010:
That's the same period in which obesity rates have been skyrocketing in the U.S. If you look at the width of the colored bands in the image representing various kinds of food, you see that the percent of calories coming from sugar, veggies, fruit, dairy, meat eggs and nuts have not changed over that period.
The reason that caloric intake went up over that 40 year period is: increased consumption of added fats and oils and dairy fats, and flour and cereal products -- not sugar or fruits. The average number of calories in our diets from sugar and fruits did not change over that period. Therefore, what people here always say - that it's the number of calories you consume, not what you consume, that makes you fat - is demonstrably true.
Executive summary: Enjoy a reasonable amount of fruits and sugars in your diet as long as you stay within your calorie budget. As far as I can see from these data, those who say otherwise are spouting nonsense.11 -
Sugar IS sugar to your body, regardless of where it comes from. But fruit has the benefit of added nutrition like vitamins, minerals and fiber. So enjoy in moderation, just like everything else!4
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getfitwith_aish wrote: »I have a couple of ppl who say “I don’t want a banana”. I’m cutting down sugar. Really? I told them natural sugars are good for the body. They were like it doesn’t matter. Sugar is sugar and all trainers and body builders don’t consume fruits. Can someone throw me light on this? Why are the natural source of food thought as an enemy?
Sugar is currently demonized, it's stupid.
That said, sugar IS sugar, and "natural sugar" as a separate thing isn't real, or particularly good (or bad) for your body.
What is true, and why you are more right than not, is that some foods that contain lots of sugar are high cal and don't have a lot of micronutrients, and some (like fruit) aren't very high cal and DO have lots of micronutrients. Those micros are good for your body, and for fueling a workout carbs (which fruit contain) aren't bad either, of course.
It's simply not true at all that all trainers and body builders don't consume fruits. In some cases body builders in contest prep mode will low carb because that's a way of dropping water and making muscles pop (I guess, not my field) and so for that period they will drop fruit (which is high carb). (And of course SOME trainers and body builders may prefer low carb strategies, but that doesn't mean fruit is bad for which, which is a deeply silly claim.)0 -
Food has fads just like everything else. Kale is in, bananas are out. It's silly.
Although I have to admit, I WOULD lose a lot of weight on an all-kale diet. I can't stomach the stuff.
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My mom lost 15 lbs avoiding most fruits due to sugar, oh and she's a type 2 diabetic. I've lost 19 lbs and I eat fruit every day (honey crisp apples are the best!!!!), I am not a diabetic. Fruit is not evil. It's delicious, it's nature's candy, ok now I need some berries or something.2
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katnadreau wrote: »My mom lost 15 lbs avoiding most fruits due to sugar, oh and she's a type 2 diabetic. I've lost 19 lbs and I eat fruit every day (honey crisp apples are the best!!!!), I am not a diabetic. Fruit is not evil. It's delicious, it's nature's candy, ok now I need some berries or something.
Yes, but you both lost weight because you ate at a calorie deficit, not because of what you did or didn't eat. And now I want some raspberries.2 -
If they are diabetic Bananas contain more sugars than most fruit because it is carb heavy. Working in a nursing home we only gave 1/2 banana to a diabetic at a time.0
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Fruit is actually better for you than refined sugar since most include essential vitamins /minerals /fiber /etc. Just like everything else though, moderation is key.1
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Fruit is actually better for you than refined sugar since most include essential vitamins /minerals /fiber /etc. Just like everything else though, moderation is key.
Most foods I eat with added sugar also contain vitamins/minerals/fiber, etc. What foods only contain added sugar and nothing else, aside from actually eating plain sugar?0 -
ladyhusker39 wrote: »katnadreau wrote: »My mom lost 15 lbs avoiding most fruits due to sugar, oh and she's a type 2 diabetic. I've lost 19 lbs and I eat fruit every day (honey crisp apples are the best!!!!), I am not a diabetic. Fruit is not evil. It's delicious, it's nature's candy, ok now I need some berries or something.
Yes, but you both lost weight because you ate at a calorie deficit, not because of what you did or didn't eat. And now I want some raspberries.
That was my point, sorry if I didn't make it clear0 -
Fruit is actually better for you than refined sugar since most include essential vitamins /minerals /fiber /etc. Just like everything else though, moderation is key.
Most foods I eat with added sugar also contain vitamins/minerals/fiber, etc. What foods only contain added sugar and nothing else, aside from actually eating plain sugar?
Yeah, the main "sweet" I've had this week is Clif Bars, lots of added sugar. But also a good amount of fat, protein, fiber, vitamin E, and iron.
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Fruit is actually better for you than refined sugar since most include essential vitamins /minerals /fiber /etc. Just like everything else though, moderation is key.
Most foods I eat with added sugar also contain vitamins/minerals/fiber, etc. What foods only contain added sugar and nothing else, aside from actually eating plain sugar?
Werthers?
Had a Life Saver this morning.
Halloween is less than a week away so I'm sure there are lots of examples there.
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Tacklewasher wrote: »Fruit is actually better for you than refined sugar since most include essential vitamins /minerals /fiber /etc. Just like everything else though, moderation is key.
Most foods I eat with added sugar also contain vitamins/minerals/fiber, etc. What foods only contain added sugar and nothing else, aside from actually eating plain sugar?
Werthers?
Had a Life Saver this morning.
Halloween is less than a week away so I'm sure there are lots of examples there.
I mean, there's some candy corn in the office kitchen, but I didn't think people actually ate that stuff.
I am very much looking forward to November 1st 1/2 price Halloween candy though!1 -
Tacklewasher wrote: »Fruit is actually better for you than refined sugar since most include essential vitamins /minerals /fiber /etc. Just like everything else though, moderation is key.
Most foods I eat with added sugar also contain vitamins/minerals/fiber, etc. What foods only contain added sugar and nothing else, aside from actually eating plain sugar?
Werthers?
Had a Life Saver this morning.
Halloween is less than a week away so I'm sure there are lots of examples there.
I mean, there's some candy corn in the office kitchen, but I didn't think people actually ate that stuff.
I am very much looking forward to November 1st 1/2 price Halloween candy though!
I like candy corn. It's why I'm not buying any this Halloween.
Candy corn
Rockets (they are called something else in the US)
Caramels
Now why was I 330 lbs again?????
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Tacklewasher wrote: »Tacklewasher wrote: »Fruit is actually better for you than refined sugar since most include essential vitamins /minerals /fiber /etc. Just like everything else though, moderation is key.
Most foods I eat with added sugar also contain vitamins/minerals/fiber, etc. What foods only contain added sugar and nothing else, aside from actually eating plain sugar?
Werthers?
Had a Life Saver this morning.
Halloween is less than a week away so I'm sure there are lots of examples there.
I mean, there's some candy corn in the office kitchen, but I didn't think people actually ate that stuff.
I am very much looking forward to November 1st 1/2 price Halloween candy though!
I like candy corn. It's why I'm not buying any this Halloween.
Candy corn
Rockets (they are called something else in the US)
Caramels
Now why was I 330 lbs again?????
So you're the one!
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Tacklewasher wrote: »Tacklewasher wrote: »Fruit is actually better for you than refined sugar since most include essential vitamins /minerals /fiber /etc. Just like everything else though, moderation is key.
Most foods I eat with added sugar also contain vitamins/minerals/fiber, etc. What foods only contain added sugar and nothing else, aside from actually eating plain sugar?
Werthers?
Had a Life Saver this morning.
Halloween is less than a week away so I'm sure there are lots of examples there.
I mean, there's some candy corn in the office kitchen, but I didn't think people actually ate that stuff.
I am very much looking forward to November 1st 1/2 price Halloween candy though!
I like candy corn. It's why I'm not buying any this Halloween.
Candy corn
Rockets (they are called something else in the US)
Caramels
Now why was I 330 lbs again?????
So you're the one!
He's not the only one. I had a coach nicknamed "Coach Mellocreme" because she ate so much candy corn & its kin (the mellocreme candy pumpkins, Christmas bells, etc.)
Also: Big Ten champion rower. Frequent marathon and triathlon top finisher. Stellar student and later researcher in her field, biomedical engineering.
Seriously, sugar's not the devil. And fruits are actively good for you.
I ate 2-3 servings daily while losing 1/3 of my body weight in less than a year. (It didn't make me an elite athlete or researcher, though. Sigh. Maybe I should eat more candy corn.)1 -
Tacklewasher wrote: »Tacklewasher wrote: »Fruit is actually better for you than refined sugar since most include essential vitamins /minerals /fiber /etc. Just like everything else though, moderation is key.
Most foods I eat with added sugar also contain vitamins/minerals/fiber, etc. What foods only contain added sugar and nothing else, aside from actually eating plain sugar?
Werthers?
Had a Life Saver this morning.
Halloween is less than a week away so I'm sure there are lots of examples there.
I mean, there's some candy corn in the office kitchen, but I didn't think people actually ate that stuff.
I am very much looking forward to November 1st 1/2 price Halloween candy though!
I like candy corn. It's why I'm not buying any this Halloween.
Candy corn
Rockets (they are called something else in the US)
Caramels
Now why was I 330 lbs again?????
LOL, I can relate.
I don't really like candy corn, however, have you ever tried mixing candy corn, dry roasted peanuts, and plain M&M's (harvest mix colors of course). So good!
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Sugar IS sugar. But sugar isn't evil, so eat fruit if you want to.0
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Tacklewasher wrote: »Tacklewasher wrote: »Fruit is actually better for you than refined sugar since most include essential vitamins /minerals /fiber /etc. Just like everything else though, moderation is key.
Most foods I eat with added sugar also contain vitamins/minerals/fiber, etc. What foods only contain added sugar and nothing else, aside from actually eating plain sugar?
Werthers?
Had a Life Saver this morning.
Halloween is less than a week away so I'm sure there are lots of examples there.
I mean, there's some candy corn in the office kitchen, but I didn't think people actually ate that stuff.
I am very much looking forward to November 1st 1/2 price Halloween candy though!
I like candy corn. It's why I'm not buying any this Halloween.
Candy corn
Rockets (they are called something else in the US)
Caramels
Now why was I 330 lbs again?????
In the US, rockets are called Smarties. Talk about your bait and switch1 -
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Fruits are high in basic sugars like fructose that are easy to digest. That isn't bad at all, but it's true, and to those who think easily digested sugars are the dietary devil then sure, for them it would make sense to call them "bad".
That said I feel people who need to classify foods as being "good" or "bad" are on a path to some messed up and overly complicated eating patterns. Food is fuel, use accordingly.
Will a banana hurt you? No. Will 10 bananas a day hurt you, well...no if you have room in your caloric carbs but for like 2000 calories just from bananas...I'd say most people probably dont and you'd like lend up gaining weight doing that.
Pretty much impossible to eat enough of a fibrous veg to do that, which is why fruit is "scary" to some.1
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