Fruit and Sugar

miktaynah
miktaynah Posts: 11 Member
in Food and Nutrition
Just looking for your advice-- I am allowed 25 grams of sugar a day. I love fruit, dried fruit, raisins, etc.... Do you think the natural sugar in fruit such as these can't go over those 25 grams?? I just find it so hard because sometimes just an apple takes up 17 grams and I would love to enjoy more of these things. I just want to know if everyone considers these sugars the same as other sugars?????? Thanks :smile:

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  • Firefox7275
    Firefox7275 Posts: 2,040 Member
    Some fruits are highly nutritious but portion control is critical as is what you eat the fruit with. There is a massive difference between some fresh or frozen berries (7% sugar) and raisins (69% sugar - nearly TEN TIMES as much!!!!) . All carbs turn to sugar in the body so if you are adding fruit to a carby meal such as breakfast cereal you are doubling up on your sugar intake. Aim to combine with a source of protein and healthy fats to slow the digestion and absorption of the sugars.
  • vanguardfitness
    vanguardfitness Posts: 720 Member
    If you're only allowed 25g of sugar a day, then yes the sugar in fruit would count against that quota
  • ironanimal
    ironanimal Posts: 5,922 Member
    Why are you restricted to 25g? Are you diabetic or have some other blood sugar disorder?
  • djames92
    djames92 Posts: 990 Member
    sugar in fruit is natural dont even worry about it
  • _lizzie_
    _lizzie_ Posts: 130
    Why are you counting the sugar? Are you worried about insulin spikes? If so, all carbs are essentially sugar to your body and I would count those instead. Fruit is a better source of sugar than other things though, if you really like them.
  • Rocbola
    Rocbola Posts: 1,998 Member
    Why would you only be allowed 25G a day? Did a doctor tell you that or is it a diet thing? Any diet that tells you that fruit is bad is not a good diet. Raw fresh ripe fruit is one of the best things you could possibly put in your body and should never be limited. Eat all the fruit you want, but don't have any refined sources of carbohydrates.
  • ObtainingBalance
    ObtainingBalance Posts: 1,446 Member
    check out the group skinny on obesity
  • DonnaLeeCattes
    DonnaLeeCattes Posts: 492 Member
    MFP only gave me 25 grams of sugar a day too...it is really hard to do.
  • CyberEd312
    CyberEd312 Posts: 3,536 Member
    Why are you restricted to 25g? Are you diabetic or have some other blood sugar disorder?

    I am Diabetic and don't track sugar.......... Am too interested in where the 25 grams is set from??
  • ObtainingBalance
    ObtainingBalance Posts: 1,446 Member
    Why are you restricted to 25g? Are you diabetic or have some other blood sugar disorder?

    I am Diabetic and don't track sugar.......... Am too interested in where the 25 grams is set from??

    Recommended Grams of Sugar for Men

    As caloric and nutritional intakes vary between men and women, so do recommendations for sugar grams. The American Heart Association states that men should not consume more than 9 tbsp. of sugar in a day. This measurement of sugar equates to a recommended limit of 45 g of sugar per day for men.

    Recommended Grams of Sugar for Women

    The recommended sugar intake for women is less than that of men. The AHA advises women to limit their intake of sugar to 6 tbsp. of sugar each day. This translates to a daily recommended limit of 30 g of sugar.

    Recommendations for Diabetics

    If you are a diabetic, the amount of sugar you should eat each day can vary greatly. For example, you can apply some self-care and reduce your intake by 30 percent per day. This means that if you are a woman, try reducing your sugar intake to 20 g per day. If you are a man, limit your intake of sugar to 30 g per day. To determine whether you are appropriately addressing your sugar intake, work closely with your treating physician to identify a targeted range that is specific to your health status as a diabetic.
  • CyberEd312
    CyberEd312 Posts: 3,536 Member
    Why are you restricted to 25g? Are you diabetic or have some other blood sugar disorder?

    I am Diabetic and don't track sugar.......... Am too interested in where the 25 grams is set from??

    Recommended Grams of Sugar for Men

    As caloric and nutritional intakes vary between men and women, so do recommendations for sugar grams. The American Heart Association states that men should not consume more than 9 tbsp. of sugar in a day. This measurement of sugar equates to a recommended limit of 45 g of sugar per day for men.

    Recommended Grams of Sugar for Women

    The recommended sugar intake for women is less than that of men. The AHA advises women to limit their intake of sugar to 6 tbsp. of sugar each day. This translates to a daily recommended limit of 30 g of sugar.

    Recommendations for Diabetics

    If you are a diabetic, the amount of sugar you should eat each day can vary greatly. For example, you can apply some self-care and reduce your intake by 30 percent per day. This means that if you are a woman, try reducing your sugar intake to 20 g per day. If you are a man, limit your intake of sugar to 30 g per day. To determine whether you are appropriately addressing your sugar intake, work closely with your treating physician to identify a targeted range that is specific to your health status as a diabetic.

    Well I have to respectfully disagree with this.... (and this again is my own personal experiences). I have worked with my Nutritionist from the day I began this Journey and she applied the "KISS" method for me. "Keep it Simple Stupid" I was consuming upwards of 8000 calories a day and god only knows how many carbs and whatnot... She set 4 perimeters= Caloric Intake and watching the main Macro's= Protein, Carbs, and Fat. Beyond that if I am eating within those levels she said everything else will fall in line and it is not necessary to track Sugars, Soduim, etc... I have applied this approach for 41 months now and have lost alittle weight in the process. I am not going to say this is a one size fits all because even fellow diabetics will respond differently to certain make ups of their meal plans. I was never restricted below 240 grams of carbs a day and currently eat 300+ grams a day and my A1c are below 5.3 which is pre-diabetic levels... Best of Luck to you though on your Journey......
  • laddyboy
    laddyboy Posts: 1,565 Member
    sugar in fruit is natural dont even worry about it

    So far from wrong. All sugar creates a response from the pancreas to produce insulin. If you are a diabetic this is crucial.
    When I am leaning and tracking sugars I only eat from the Berry Family and I eat under 20 gms a day.
    I am not a diabetic but find that by eating low sugar my waist gets smaller and my abs show more. This is just me...Everyone if different.
  • djames92
    djames92 Posts: 990 Member
    sugar in fruit is natural dont even worry about it

    So far from wrong. All sugar creates a response from the pancreas to produce insulin. If you are a diabetic this is crucial.
    When I am leaning and tracking sugars I only eat from the Berry Family and I eat under 20 gms a day.
    I am not a diabetic but find that by eating low sugar my waist gets smaller and my abs show more. This is just me...Everyone if different.
    thats true i suppose but for me i eat 3 apples just about every day and destroy my sugar goal and im going alright
  • ObtainingBalance
    ObtainingBalance Posts: 1,446 Member
    sugar in fruit is natural dont even worry about it

    So far from wrong. All sugar creates a response from the pancreas to produce insulin. If you are a diabetic this is crucial.
    When I am leaning and tracking sugars I only eat from the Berry Family and I eat under 20 gms a day.
    I am not a diabetic but find that by eating low sugar my waist gets smaller and my abs show more. This is just me...Everyone if different.
    thats true i suppose but for me i eat 3 apples just about every day and destroy my sugar goal and im going alright

    True that sugar is sugar. But, when it's in fruit at least the fiber slows the absorption and it doesn't spike your blood sugar as fast.
  • miktaynah
    miktaynah Posts: 11 Member
    Thanks for all the comments! I knew I would get a wide range of answers but just wanted to know what others thought was right. The 25 grams that I am talking about is what MyFitnessPal has set for me so I watch that in my food diary and try to stay close to those numbers but it looks like everyone has different answers. I appreciate your thoughts though!! :)
  • vanguardfitness
    vanguardfitness Posts: 720 Member
    sugar in fruit is natural dont even worry about it

    So far from wrong. All sugar creates a response from the pancreas to produce insulin. If you are a diabetic this is crucial.
    When I am leaning and tracking sugars I only eat from the Berry Family and I eat under 20 gms a day.
    I am not a diabetic but find that by eating low sugar my waist gets smaller and my abs show more. This is just me...Everyone if different.

    Actually from what I have been reading lately, the sugar in fruit - fructose doesn't elicit an insulin response as it gets shuttled from the gut directly to the liver to replenish liver glycogen. Now what I have been unable to find, is what exactly happens to fructose when liver glycogen is completely filled. I would imagine then that insulin would start to be released for all this free floating fructose in the blood.

    All the studies I find seem to use fructose syrup in it, and not use actual fruit sources.
  • miktaynah
    miktaynah Posts: 11 Member
    That's just too deep for me... I just wanna watch my calories! LOL
  • ObtainingBalance
    ObtainingBalance Posts: 1,446 Member
    sugar in fruit is natural dont even worry about it

    So far from wrong. All sugar creates a response from the pancreas to produce insulin. If you are a diabetic this is crucial.
    When I am leaning and tracking sugars I only eat from the Berry Family and I eat under 20 gms a day.
    I am not a diabetic but find that by eating low sugar my waist gets smaller and my abs show more. This is just me...Everyone if different.

    Actually from what I have been reading lately, the sugar in fruit - fructose doesn't elicit an insulin response as it gets shuttled from the gut directly to the liver to replenish liver glycogen. Now what I have been unable to find, is what exactly happens to fructose when liver glycogen is completely filled. I would imagine then that insulin would start to be released for all this free floating fructose in the blood.

    All the studies I find seem to use fructose syrup in it, and not use actual fruit sources.

    Interesting.
  • laddyboy
    laddyboy Posts: 1,565 Member
    sugar in fruit is natural dont even worry about it

    So far from wrong. All sugar creates a response from the pancreas to produce insulin. If you are a diabetic this is crucial.
    When I am leaning and tracking sugars I only eat from the Berry Family and I eat under 20 gms a day.
    I am not a diabetic but find that by eating low sugar my waist gets smaller and my abs show more. This is just me...Everyone if different.
    thats true i suppose but for me i eat 3 apples just about every day and destroy my sugar goal and im going alright

    It's easier to maintain than it is to loose. You're ripped and have a lot of lean muscle so you burn it off a lot faster. Someone with diabetes is not going to be so luck.

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