Carbs from fruits

twisto53zz

I love fruits (Grapes, oranges, apples, blueberries) and I try to limit myself. But are the carbs (and sugars) from fruits detrimental to my weight loss results?

horndave

Nope

kacarter1017

Carbs and sugars from fruit are not detrimental to your diet. If you're a diabetic or have a glucose between 101-126 (impaired glucose), then it's important to watch how many carbs come from fruit (about 3 servings a day).

coderedcoderedjkjk

I hope not! I get soooooooooo many carbs from fruits. It makes me go over every day!

Pandorian

if it's all your eating day in and day out maybe in the long run but I can't imagine eating enough raspberries to meet my caloric goal daily.
Getting the sugars from fruits you're also getting fiber and vitamins and other micro nutrients that you need. Really only an issue if you've got to watch your blood sugar.

nehushtan

Depends on the weight loss program you are on.. If it's a low-carb diet then those carbs do add up and stall your weight loss. Generally 20-30 carbs or so per day should be your limit. If you are budgeting calories, then all your calories need to be considered. You can eat a TON of fruit and feel full ALL THE TIME and if your total calories are under your target, you will lose weight.

luv2ash

for my weight loss program, they are detrimental during my weight loss phase.

Atlantique

I love fruits (Grapes, oranges, apples, blueberries) and I try to limit myself. But are the carbs (and sugars) from fruits detrimental to my weight loss results?

The sugars in fruit are processed very similarly to table sugar and HFCS, so if you are subscribing to a low-carb diet you probably want to limit your fruit intake and consume more veggies instead.

Fruits provide a lot of other benefits though, including fiber, vitamins and antioxidants, so there's no need to cut them out completely unless you're going the very low carb route.

skinnyhopes

Yes. Carbs are carbs no matter where they come from.

robertf57

I hate to burst your bubble; but, sugar is sugar! It's true that you receive all the other nutrient components of fruits and the fiber may slow the absoprtion when you eat them, but their sugars are handled just like table sugar or high fructose corn syrup.

Pandorian

Yeah sure, but point me to one person who got fat from eating too many (insert fruit here) while there's tons of overweight people because of too many empty calorie processed sugar chocolate bars etc (I'm one of em) I'll take the sugar from fruit every day over the processed junk that laughably comes wrapped in a package with "nutrition info" on it while its' empty of nutrition besides processed sugars fats and other junk.

DrBorkBork

First, allow me to confess what a total fruit addict I am.

Second... Fruit is nature's candy bar. Ask yourself: "Is a couple candy bars a day detrimental to my weight loss goals?" How 'bout "Will a candy bar a week inhibit my weight loss journey?"

I don't recommend completely abstaining from fruit (mainly cuz it's one of life's natural joys-- along with chocolate and steak), but keep it in moderation.

Atlantique

Yeah sure, but point me to one person who got fat from eating too many (insert fruit here) while there's tons of overweight people because of too many empty calorie processed sugar chocolate bars etc (I'm one of em) I'll take the sugar from fruit every day over the processed junk that laughably comes wrapped in a package with "nutrition info" on it while its' empty of nutrition besides processed sugars fats and other junk.

Actually, there are plenty of people who got overweight eating too much fruit--they're the people who hate the new WW Points Plus program and gained weight on it, for one example. A lot of people who joined MFP after being on WW really struggle here because they're used to counting fruits as free foods.

You may want to do some research on fructose, sugar and HFCS, there was a great article in the NYT last week on this and there is a a VERY detailed lecture by Lustig on YouTube about the horrible things sugar does to your body. I highly recommend watching the Lustig lecture, but if you can't invest that much time the NYT article will give you a summary.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBnniua6-oM
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/17/magazine/mag-17Sugar-t.html?_r=1

I eat a very small amount of fruit, not every day, and even then it's berries. IMO, berries are the best bang for your buck--fewer sugars than most fruits and packed with antioxidants.

Pandorian

Ok so tweak it and make it work :P Just because a program sets up "free" food and really REALLY? expects overweight people to not go to town, that was more of a design flaw... besides if they were on weight watchers weren't they overweight to begin with?

twisto53zz

That's a real bummer, I was raised to think that fruits were healthy. I guess I'll have to cut down on the grapes Thanks guys!

luv2ash

I hate to burst your bubble; but, sugar is sugar! It's true that you receive all the other nutrient components of fruits and the fiber may slow the absoprtion when you eat them, but their sugars are handled just like table sugar or high fructose corn syrup.

I totally agree! Thank you.