94g of sugar

If I had a dollar for every time this comes up - etc.etc.
Fruit is GOOD! The sugars in fruit are fructose, which is different from glucose, sucrose etc. Your body processes it in a different way.
Eat the fruit and don't sweat it. It will not be detrimental to your weight loss as long as you keep within your macros,

The sugars in fruit are fructose, which is different from glucose, sucrose etc.

Nope, they're the same molecules. Half the sugar in an orange is sucrose, the other half 50/50 split glucose and fructose. Sucrose is itself a glucose and a fructose molecule combined (minus a water molecule).

Your body processes it in a different way.

Yep, and not a good way. Google "Robert Lustig".

I would limit to 50g per day until the science becomes more clear. That's 200 calories on its own.

Having looked at your diary I would lose the juice completely, that's sugar without even the smokescreen of fibre.

Don't worry about tracking sugars, especially if it's mainly from fruits. The allotted amount on MFP is for added sugars, refined sugars, etc.

Natural sugars aren't as bad for you.

but only because they are accompanied by vitamins, minerals and fibre.

So they're better than the sugars in a mars bar but only because of the "other stuff". The sugars are the same :-

11g of sugar only in one small apple? that's insane...

Heehee, this cracked me up!

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Those silly apples. They need to start being more logical.
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If you love fruit, don't have health reasons for avoiding sugar, and are otherwise meeting your goals, don't worry so much!

57% of the calories in the chobani are from carbs and most of that is 19g of sugar. Actual fruit and real yoghurt instead of 0% fat stuff would be better.

Apparently a tall latte contains 14 g of sugar. Never realized how much sugar is in non-fat milk alone!!!!! And I don't put any sugar in it.

As long as you're under your calories, no reason to avoid fruit! Especially this time of year. Yes, sugar is sugar, but your body gets more of a benefit from REAL sugar, I think is what people are meaning to say. It's more balanced nutrition to eat 200 calories worth of sugar than to down a hot chocolate. Just stay under your calories if it's weight loss your concerned about.
And yes, juice is weight loss kryptonite.

1. All sugar is real.
2. A hot chocolate is more nutritionally balanced than 200 cal worth of sugar.
3. I've lost about 80 lbs, and I drink 10 oz of Orange Juice right before bed every night.

The sugars in fruit are mostly made up of fructose, which is a simple monosaccharide, one of the building blocks of the more complex sugars and carboyhdrates. Quoting from the 13 ed. of Understanding Nutrition:

"Fructose is the sweetest of the sugars. Curiously fructose has exactly the same chemical formula as glucose - C6H12O6 - but its structure is differs...Fructose occurs naturally in fruits and honey; other sources include products such as soft drinks, ready-to-eat cereals, and desserts that have been sweetened by high fructose corn syrup."

So, clearly the difference between fruit sugars and refined sugar foods is not the chemical makeup but instead the additional nutrients you get from the naturally occurring instances, like fruit (i.e. fiber, vitamins, etc.)

While it is good for you to have a 45-65% energy intake of carbohydrates to help with many of the chemical reactions of your body and to relieve the pressure from fats and proteins to supply energy, you do want to make sure you're consuming sugars in moderation and balancing them with high fiber, complex and starchy carbohydrates for a well rounded diet.

Again from Understanding Nutrition on "Recommended Intakes of Sugar":

"The DRI [Dietary Reference Intake] committee did not publish a Tolerable Upper Intake Level for sugar, but as mentioned, excessive intakes can interfere with sound nutrition and good health."

When the chemical makeup of added and natural sugar are the same, you need the balance the nutrients you're gaining from the fruits you're eating and determine if a 94g intake is a net negative, net positive or net neutral on your overall nutrition. If it's neutral or negative consider revising your diet to accommodate that knowledge.

OMG, *puhlease* do not let people tell you that your body "knows" the difference between good sugar and bad sugar and "knows" what to do with it. It doesn't, and it won't. Sugar is sugar is sugar.

This.

Unless you have a medical reason to avoid sugar, there's no point to track it. I consume about 100g of sugar a day and I haven't gained any weight. Calories in vs calories out.

OMG, *puhlease* do not let people tell you that your body "knows" the difference between good sugar and bad sugar and "knows" what to do with it. It doesn't, and it won't. Sugar is sugar is sugar.

This.

Unless you have a medical reason to avoid sugar, there's no point to track it. I consume about 100g of sugar a day and I haven't gained any weight. Calories in vs calories out.

The problem with this rational is that it is chemically untrue. Science is very clear that our bodies break down, handle and use different sugars (with different chemical compositions) very, very differently. Your body is a powerful machine but it needs to be treated correctly and it _does_ know the difference between sugars and whether drastically or subtly, today or in five years you _will_ reap the consequences of the choices in your diet you make now.

Apparently a tall latte contains 14 g of sugar. Never realized how much sugar is in non-fat milk alone!!!!! And I don't put any sugar in it.

Skim milk is basically sugar water.

The problem with this rational is that it is chemically untrue. Science is very clear that our bodies break down, handle and use different sugars (with different chemical compositions) very, very differently. Your body is a powerful machine but it needs to be treated correctly and it _does_ know the difference between sugars and whether drastically or subtly, today or in five years you _will_ reap the consequences of the choices in your diet you make now.

I must have missed the point where I told her to go out and eat a bunch of refined sugar in the form of poptarts, ice cream, and candy bars. You can still have a high intake of sugar from healthy, nutrient dense sources.

I must have missed the point where I told her to go out and eat a bunch of refined sugar in the form of poptarts, ice cream, and candy bars. You can still have a high intake of sugar from healthy, nutrient dense sources.

You missed my earlier post it seems. Refined fructose sugar has the same chemical properties and makeup of natural fructose. The only added benefit of fruit is that there is fiber, minerals and vitamins.

My original suggestion was to look at the OP's entire nutritional intake and decide if there is a net-positive benefit to eating 94g of sugar (and the minerals, fiber and vitamins therein) OR if she needs to cut back to allow for other, more complex carbohydrates.