im eating too mcuh sugar, but.....

samco66

MFP says im eating too much sugar, but pretty much all (give or take 5g)of my sugar comes from the fruit i eat and some veggies, so its natural sugar. Does it still mean it’s bad for me to be eating more than recommended? For example mine says 39g of sugar every day and today so far i have had 49g. for example, all of my sugar today besides 6 grams came from my 2 bananas 1 apple, green beans and red potatoes ( potatoe was 1g).. so am i good, or should i start to watch it?

magerum

Unless you have a specific medical condition that dictates you watch your sugar intake, there's no real reason to worry about it or its source.

samco66

one of the guys at my work was telling me not to eat carrots because they are high in sugar and i shouldnt be eating a lot so i wasn't sure if eating too much natural sugar in general is still considered "bad" . thanks for the answer

jenilla1

I wouldn't worry about the "expert" at work. Eat your carrots! :drinker:

pastryari

one of the guys at my work was telling me not to eat carrots because they are high in sugar and i shouldnt be eating a lot so i wasn't sure if eating too much natural sugar in general is still considered "bad" . thanks for the answer

Ignore him, he's wrong.

samco66

yay! i love carrots so i was sad to hear i shouldn't be eating them

thanks

cwolfman13

one of the guys at my work was telling me not to eat carrots because they are high in sugar and i shouldnt be eating a lot so i wasn't sure if eating too much natural sugar in general is still considered "bad" . thanks for the answer

the demonization of frackin' vegetables and fruit is getting way out of control...

eat a balanced diet rich in nutrient dense foods...and then enjoy a little junk now and then...live long and prosper.

samco66

one of the guys at my work was telling me not to eat carrots because they are high in sugar and i shouldnt be eating a lot so i wasn't sure if eating too much natural sugar in general is still considered "bad" . thanks for the answer

the demonization of frackin' vegetables and fruit is getting way out of control...

eat a balanced diet rich in nutrient dense foods...and then enjoy a little junk now and then...live long and prosper.

im really new to this so im pretty clueless when it comes to sugar, protein, fat ect intake. thanks for the answer

scottkjar

Sugar is sugar.

Whether you are eating too much sugar is an issue of your blood sugar level, rather than an issue of the source of the sugar. Check the results of your last physical exam and see what your fasting blood sugar level was. If it is good, then don't worry too much about eating fruit. But if your fasting blood sugar level was too high, then you need to reduce sugar, which in your case would mean you have to reduce fruit.

My blood sugar has been in the pre-diabetic stage for years, and my physicians all caution me against eating fruit. I love fruit, so I had to find a compromise. I currently have 1 piece of fruit per day, and I cut it into thirds (1/3 at breakfast, 1/3 at lunch, 1/3 at supper) to avoid blood sugar spikes.

So you can't automatically dismiss the issue of sugar just because you are eating fruit. But you also can't automatically take the MFP sugar target as being gospel without more information about your own situation.

samco66

Sugar is sugar.

Whether you are eating too much sugar is an issue of your blood sugar level, rather than an issue of the source of the sugar. Check the results of your last physical exam and see what your fasting blood sugar level was. If it is good, then don't worry too much about eating fruit. But if your fasting blood sugar level was too high, then you need to reduce sugar, which in your case would mean you have to reduce fruit.

My blood sugar has been in the pre-diabetic stage for years, and my physicians all caution me against eating fruit. I love fruit, so I had to find a compromise. I currently have 1 piece of fruit per day, and I cut it into thirds (1/3 at breakfast, 1/3 at lunch, 1/3 at supper) to avoid blood sugar spikes.

So you can't automatically dismiss the issue of sugar just because you are eating fruit. But you also can't automatically take the MFP sugar target as being gospel without more information about your own situation.

thanks so much! i am getting lab work done later this week ( for work) so i guess i will find out then if my fasting blood sugar level is high and then go from there.

cwolfman13

one of the guys at my work was telling me not to eat carrots because they are high in sugar and i shouldnt be eating a lot so i wasn't sure if eating too much natural sugar in general is still considered "bad" . thanks for the answer

the demonization of frackin' vegetables and fruit is getting way out of control...

eat a balanced diet rich in nutrient dense foods...and then enjoy a little junk now and then...live long and prosper.

im really new to this so im pretty clueless when it comes to sugar, protein, fat ect intake. thanks for the answer

I wasn't bagging on you...this stuff can be confusing given the sheer volume of derp in the world of fitness in nutrition. Basically carbs in general and sugar specifically are the latest and greatest in a long line of dietary boogie man. If you have a medical condition like high blood sugar then of course you will need to watch sugar...but really, other than that...sugar is basically responsible for making a lot of the foods and beverages people eat and drink a lot of more calorie dense...they consume too many calories so they get fat and we have an obesity epidemic...but it's not inherently sugar's fault.

I can assure you that the cause of the obesity epidemic is not your carrots or an apple.