Sugar in fruit- how should I feel about it?
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laura97z
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I just stopped by Whole Foods to get a snack and ended up with a tub of organic pineapple. Sure, it was a lot of pineapple (the container holds 2 cups), but I figured it was a healthier alternative than anything else I might end up with. Anyways, when I got home I looked it up to add it to my food log and it said it has 32 g sugar, pushing me 23 g over my daily limit. I know overeating even a fruit is bad, but how concerned should I be about the high sugar levels? I've got to admit a part of the reason I am asking is because I'm trying to justify some moose tracks ice cream...
Thoughts?:flowerforyou:
Thoughts?:flowerforyou:
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Why would you limit your sugars that much? The single banana I had for a snack a minute ago had more than twice the amount you set for your whole day in sugar.0
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Why would you limit your sugars that much? The single banana I had for a snack a minute ago had more than twice the amount you set for your whole day in sugar.
Oh no my sugar limit is 54, I had just already had some sugar in other foods today.0 -
You should eat it and not worry about sugars unless you are a diabetic... it's fruit for cying out loud. Next time pick up fresh pineapple to reduce the sugars.0
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I always think "OM NOM NOM NOM NOM!!!!!!!!!!"
However, as I've stated before, pineapple is gross. So, you should feel shame. So much shame..... :laugh:0 -
Sugar that occurs naturally in a fruit, so long as you are eating the whole fruit so you get the fiber too, is fine. It's sugar, honey, syrup, etc. that has been added to a food (like catsup, or ice cream) that is bad for you.0
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You should eat it and not worry about sugars unless you are a diabetic... it's fruit for cying out loud. Next time pick up fresh pineapple to reduce the sugars.
Well it was organic and freshly cut that morning so that's pretty fresh to me!0 -
Sugar that occurs naturally in a fruit, so long as you are eating the whole fruit so you get the fiber too, is fine. It's sugar, honey, syrup, etc. that has been added to a food (like catsup, or ice cream) that is bad for you.
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You should eat it and not worry about sugars unless you are a diabetic... it's fruit for cying out loud. Next time pick up fresh pineapple to reduce the sugars.
I'm not sure I follow. The OP had fresh pineapple.0 -
Sugar (added or natural) is just a carb. Track your carbs, hit your goals, and don't worry about it. No need to track sugar individually.0
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Sugar that occurs naturally in a fruit, so long as you are eating the whole fruit so you get the fiber too, is fine. It's sugar, honey, syrup, etc. that has been added to a food (like catsup, or ice cream) that is bad for you.
No.
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If fruit is bad for humans then we'd better all warn our local zookeepers not to give fruit to any other species of primate either.0
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Sugar that occurs naturally in a fruit, so long as you are eating the whole fruit so you get the fiber too, is fine. It's sugar, honey, syrup, etc. that has been added to a food (like catsup, or ice cream) that is bad for you.
No.
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Yes http://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/eating-too-much-added-sugar-increases-the-risk-of-dying-with-heart-disease-2014020670210 -
:laugh:If fruit is bad for humans then we'd better all warn our local zookeepers not to give fruit to any other species of primate either.
Bananas banned from monkey diet at U.K. zoo
http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/bananas-banned-from-monkey-diet-at-u-k-zoo-1.2498127Monkeys at a zoo in England have been banned from eating bananas — for their own good.
Bananas, and other fruits, are bad for the monkeys' health and can rot their teeth, according to staff at Paignton Zoo in Devon.
"They simply are much more sugary than the sort of fruits that monkeys would have access to in the wild," said Amy Plowman, the zoo's head of conservation and advocacy.
The monkey's high sugar diet led to problems similar to those seen in humans, namely tooth decay, diabetes, and issues related to obesity, such as heart problems.
"What we found is that the monkeys are maintaining a much healthier weight, which is really good. In zoos, animals tend to perhaps put on a little more weight than they should because they've got very easy access to lots of food and they don't as much exercise as in the wild," she said.
A low-sugar diet also slightly improves the animals' behaviour, especially among smaller monkeys, who tend in live in packs and tend to squabble a bit, she added.
So what are the monkeys eating now? More vegetables, particularly the green, leafy kind, which are packed with nutrients and take the animals longer to eat. Plowman said.
Bristol Zoo has followed the lead of Paignton Zoo in cutting back on the fruit in the diet of its monkeys.0 -
Are you diabetic? If not, I wouldn't worry about the sugar you are getting from eating fruit. I have diabetes so I do have to watch how many fruits I eat that are high in sugar (pineapples are one), but most people can process it just fine.0
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Sugar that occurs naturally in a fruit, so long as you are eating the whole fruit so you get the fiber too, is fine. It's sugar, honey, syrup, etc. that has been added to a food (like catsup, or ice cream) that is bad for you.
No.
x's 2
Yes http://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/eating-too-much-added-sugar-increases-the-risk-of-dying-with-heart-disease-201402067021
Newsflash: everything causes some sort of disease.0 -
Sugar that occurs naturally in a fruit, so long as you are eating the whole fruit so you get the fiber too, is fine. It's sugar, honey, syrup, etc. that has been added to a food (like catsup, or ice cream) that is bad for you.
No.
x's 2
Yes http://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/eating-too-much-added-sugar-increases-the-risk-of-dying-with-heart-disease-201402067021
Eating too much anything is unhealthy.
Drink too much water and you know what happens?
Get too much oxygen and guess what?0 -
:laugh:If fruit is bad for humans then we'd better all warn our local zookeepers not to give fruit to any other species of primate either.
Bananas banned from monkey diet at U.K. zoo
http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/bananas-banned-from-monkey-diet-at-u-k-zoo-1.2498127Monkeys at a zoo in England have been banned from eating bananas — for their own good.
Bananas, and other fruits, are bad for the monkeys' health and can rot their teeth, according to staff at Paignton Zoo in Devon.
"They simply are much more sugary than the sort of fruits that monkeys would have access to in the wild," said Amy Plowman, the zoo's head of conservation and advocacy.
The monkey's high sugar diet led to problems similar to those seen in humans, namely tooth decay, diabetes, and issues related to obesity, such as heart problems.
"What we found is that the monkeys are maintaining a much healthier weight, which is really good. In zoos, animals tend to perhaps put on a little more weight than they should because they've got very easy access to lots of food and they don't as much exercise as in the wild," she said.
A low-sugar diet also slightly improves the animals' behaviour, especially among smaller monkeys, who tend in live in packs and tend to squabble a bit, she added.
So what are the monkeys eating now? More vegetables, particularly the green, leafy kind, which are packed with nutrients and take the animals longer to eat. Plowman said.
Bristol Zoo has followed the lead of Paignton Zoo in cutting back on the fruit in the diet of its monkeys.
because they're eating more than they would have had access to in the wild and because they don't get as much exercise as they would in the wild....
no different to humans, i.e. get more exercise and limit portion sizes.... they haven't been banned from eating fruit altogether, the zookeeper is limiting the amount they can eat to match what they'd eat in the wild, i.e. portion control... what is recommended for humans to maintain a healthy body weight. No-one here's recommending humans eat fruit in unlimited quantities... the objection is to people demonising fruit and/or sugar and claiming that it alone is responsible for obesity without taking anything else into account, e.g. balanced diet, total number of calories eaten, burned etc, or saying fruit is bad and shouldn't be eaten at all. Fruit is an excellent source of micronutrients, fibre and carbohydrate... and is totally fine to include as part of a balanced diet with portion control. The only nut-job recommending eating huge quantities of bananas a day is that Freelee woman and there's currently 2 threads taking the blatant pee out of her and saying how unhealthy her diet is.0 -
Log it and enjoy it - it's pineapple!!!0
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Natural sugar is totally fine
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Sugar that occurs naturally in a fruit, so long as you are eating the whole fruit so you get the fiber too, is fine. It's sugar, honey, syrup, etc. that has been added to a food (like catsup, or ice cream) that is bad for you.
No.
The science behind your 'NO' is? ....... Your 'no' post on it;s own is not very helpful. Please explain what you mean, why and prove it.0
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