When watching sugar, how bad is an extra priece of fruit?

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  • tigersword
    tigersword Posts: 8,059 Member
    Because the FDA recommends sugar limitations based on a percentage of your total carbohydrates for the day.
  • kateroot
    kateroot Posts: 435
    Sugar from fruit affects your body differently than added sugar in other foods. Unless you're diabetic or consuming enormous amounts of fruit, it's not an issue.
  • tigersword
    tigersword Posts: 8,059 Member
    That is 100% false. Chemically, it's the same sugar. It is metabolized by the body in the exact same way.
  • kateroot
    kateroot Posts: 435
    That is 100% false. Chemically, it's the same sugar. It is metabolized by the body in the exact same way.

    Yes, they're metabolized the same way, but their effects on blood sugar differ based on their glycemic index. An orange and a donut aren't going to have the same impact on blood sugar.
  • engineman312
    engineman312 Posts: 3,450 Member
    fruit is awesome. i've replaced all my old candies and sodas with fruit. i heard somewhere that an apple has more energy in it then a 20 oz soda, and i've replaced my 3pm soda with one. a piece of melon as "dessert" for breakfast is delicious.
  • neanderthin
    neanderthin Posts: 10,207 Member
    That is 100% false. Chemically, it's the same sugar. It is metabolized by the body in the exact same way.

    Yes, they're metabolized the same way, but their effects on blood sugar differ based on their glycemic index. An orange and a donut aren't going to have the same impact on blood sugar.
    Plus in order to metabolise sugar nutrients are required for that process and considering refined sugars are void of nutrients the body will draw upon it's own reserves.....draw your own conclusion when that is compared to sugars with the matrix attached like fruit.
  • vim_n_vigor
    vim_n_vigor Posts: 4,089 Member
    And... more specifically...

    In my diet, I seek to stay under the carbohydrate count most of the time. This is the nature of the kind of diet that I am on. The original point of the question was whether going over on sugar while remaining under the carbohydrates is a problem. MFP specifically calculates your sugar as a percentage of your carbohydrates, I believe. Does anybody know *WHY* that is?

    The percentage is because when you exercise, you get more calories, and macros added to your plan. Generally, I have seen from doctors that there is a calculation you can do for fruits and veggies to reduce your sugar count based on fiber in them. I don't know what that calculation is, and I do believe it is for people with a medical need to reduces sugars.
  • MikeSEA
    MikeSEA Posts: 1,074 Member
    That is 100% false. Chemically, it's the same sugar. It is metabolized by the body in the exact same way.

    There are literally hundreds of different kinds of sugar, some of which are significantly different. The fact that the krebs cycle doesn't morph to process all of them in unique ways doesn't mean that they're metabolically identical.
  • tigersword
    tigersword Posts: 8,059 Member
    In fruit? By far, the most common sugar in most fruits is SUCROSE, followed by fructose and glucose in varying amounts.

    Also, the glycemic index is outdated, and generally useless.
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