Too much sugar? Help

ggloriaa
ggloriaa Posts: 26
in Food and Nutrition
I always go over my sugar limit here on mfp. I let mfp set my goals for me and it set my daily sugar goal as 25. But I always go over it because I love to eat fruit and the majority of my sugars come from the fruit. Is this bad, should I cut down?

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  • Pollywog39
    Pollywog39 Posts: 1,730 Member
    Unless you're diabetic, you'll be fine.

    The sugar counts on MFP are very low.........I wouldn't worry about it.
  • suunflower
    suunflower Posts: 36
    Nah! I don't even pay mind to sugar.
  • bacitracin
    bacitracin Posts: 921 Member
    Huh. I had to manually set my sugar to 25 because of a ketogenic diet.
  • ggloriaa
    ggloriaa Posts: 26
    Thanks guys, I was probably worrying too much. :)
  • BarackMeLikeAHurricane
    BarackMeLikeAHurricane Posts: 3,400 Member
    Sugar is just a carb. As long as you're eating enough fats and protein, your carbs/sugar aren't particularly important unless you have a medical issue that requires carbs/sugar to be monitored.

    However, it should be noted that fructose and sucrose can only be stored as liver glycogen and not muscle glycogen. The liver can hold 100-120g glycogen so anything more than that will be converted to triglycerides. As long as you still have a calorie deficit this will even out. Just try to make most of your carbs glucose and not sucrose or fructose. Fructose in particular has been shown to decrease exercise performance, increased likelihood of gastrointestinal distress, and increase perception of exertion.

    Here are some studies:
    http://www.setantacollege.com/wp-content/uploads/Journal_db/the effects of glucose....pdf

    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3592616


    As long as you're under your calorie goal, you'll lose weight. Some people find that sugar (even from fruit) causes them to have more sugar/carb cravings so keep that in mind.

    For information on setting your macro target, read this: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/911011-calculating-calorie-macronutrient-needs?page=1#posts-13821336
  • Fit_Natasha
    Fit_Natasha Posts: 83 Member
    Interesting info! Thanks for sharing. I noticed I am over my sugar almost everyday, even if I had only one green apple as a sweet thing. It looks like MFP finds sugar in veggies, plain yogurt, cottage cheese, etc.

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