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FRUIT SUGAR

healthyandthin
healthyandthin Posts: 104 Member
edited September 2024 in Food and Nutrition
I changed my diary setting from cholesterol to sugars. To my surprise, I've been consuming roughly 120 g of sugar everyday! That's about 5 times of my recommended limit. My diet is mainly vegetables, fruits, oats and greek yogurt. On a typical day, I'd eat or snack on apples, banana, grapes, blueberries, and strawberries (yes all in a single day). I knew that fruits had a lot of natural sugar and carbs but this number blew my mind. I'm still losing weight each week but I don't know if I should restrict my fruit intake.

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  • JayAlexander
    JayAlexander Posts: 268 Member
    This site does not separate fruit sugars from white refined sugars.
  • papastu
    papastu Posts: 737 Member
    fruit sugars are different are they not, im not qualified to say but i bet if you were to google about it
  • willimh
    willimh Posts: 227 Member
    It's natural sugar so I say continue on your journey just as you are.
  • kelika71
    kelika71 Posts: 778 Member
    Fruit is healthy for you. Just like everything goes, moderation is the key. I don't know what your daily intake looks like, but yeah, you can go overboard on fruit.

    I get what others are saying. Yes, they're right, to a degree. Just because something is healthy doesn't mean it's unlimited. ;)
  • xraychick77
    xraychick77 Posts: 1,775 Member
    sugars turn into glycogen which helps fuel your body
  • kelika71
    kelika71 Posts: 778 Member
    sugars turn into glycogen which helps fuel your body

    Yeah, but there is such a thing as too much.
    It is possible to put too much gas in a car. We wouldn't do that, right? :)
  • Jade_Butterfly
    Jade_Butterfly Posts: 2,963 Member
    I would continue to eat fruits. Berries are terrific antioxidants:bigsmile: and great for losing weigh as are bananas. And all are natural sugar, so as long as you are not diabetic there is nothing wrong with that. Just make sure that you pair it with a fair amount of protein. Carbs or fruit fuel you for a workout, fuel your brain. keep your insides healthy. And you are losing weight so keep on keepin on.
  • Mountain_woman
    Mountain_woman Posts: 229 Member
    I was just about to write a topic on this very subject! I was personally blown away by the sugar content I had been taking in from fruit. I am consuming 4 pieces of fruit a day, (bananas a fave after workouts) and couldn't believe my numbers. Sigh. I am thinking of trying to up my veggies a little more to see if that brings it down a little. I am averaging 50 points over my slated allotment. Is that really all I am allowed or is this another case of MFP making assumptions about the "cookie cutter" human being's needs?
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