Sugars!! How important?

copermen1
copermen1 Posts: 31 Member
edited November 14 in Health and Weight Loss
ok I'm in the middle of my second week for working out. I am having positive results in my weight through dieting and the P90X program. I started perusing the site and noticed the term Macro's being thrown around a lot. I'm getting better at balancing out my carb, protein, and fats macros but just found out there are a ton of others and most of them are kind of low but my sugars are always over.. Sometimes double the recommended. With that being said I went back through my diary and noticed If I didn't eat my orange or apple everyday for my snack I would be under my recommended sugars most every day.

Are these natural sugars that bad.. Should I find a replacement for my apple and orange.. Being about the only fruits I enjoy eating. Or is the focus more on processed sugars?

Any suggestions or advice would be appreciated

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  • LAWoman72
    LAWoman72 Posts: 2,846 Member
    Most people will tell you that unless you have a condition such as T2 diabetes, the total sugars don't matter very much.
  • jgnatca
    jgnatca Posts: 14,464 Member
    I think the recommended sugar allowance on MFP is set low. I think it is based on the WHO recommended amount of sugar, but the WHO recommendation is based on refined sugar. MFP does not distinguish.

    So, that all said, ignore the notice that you are going over your sugar allowance. You are fine. Maybe track fiber instead.
  • calithulu
    calithulu Posts: 25 Member
    What I would look out for is added sugars (HFCS, cane syrup, etc) that are placed into processed foods. Fruit is very high in fiber and has a very low glycemic index so you should be just fine. Fruit juice, on the other hand, usually has a lot of the fiber removed and that raises the GI a bit.
  • copermen1
    copermen1 Posts: 31 Member
    Thanks for your quick replies, it makes me feel a little better about them in my diet. I tried to do a lot of homework on it and really did worry about changing what I was doing because it is working right now. I didn't want to change up to a different snack and risk the rate of progress or go backwards any..

    Thanks again
  • Hornsby
    Hornsby Posts: 10,322 Member
    Sugar (All Natural or refined or whatever) is just a carb. Track your carbs and hit those goals and you should be good assuming no medical issues.
  • earlnabby
    earlnabby Posts: 8,171 Member
    Unless you have a specific health issue (primarily diabetes where you take insulin, both T1 and T2) don't worry about sugars, just stay at or under your total carb target. Most people change their diary to track fiber instead of sugar because getting enough fiber is more beneficial to your health than occasionally getting too much sugar.
  • yarwell
    yarwell Posts: 10,477 Member
    You have at least 45g/day of sugar, a couple of pieces of fruit shouldn't challenge that.
  • macgurlnet
    macgurlnet Posts: 1,946 Member
    I've found that too much added sugar from processed foods/sweets causes an increase in acne, plus if I'm eating more than usual I'll start feeling more lethargic over time.

    I try to keep an eye on what I'm eating so I can keep my added sugars down to help prevent both of those.

    If your body doesn't act funny (if you will), then don't worry about the sugar as long as you're hitting that calorie goal :)

    ~Lyssa
  • copermen1
    copermen1 Posts: 31 Member
    yarwell wrote: »
    You have at least 45g/day of sugar, a couple of pieces of fruit shouldn't challenge that.

    That is what I thought too.. butnthen I looked and its about 29.5 of that 45g if you eat a apple and an orange :o
  • runnrchic
    runnrchic Posts: 130 Member
    Eat the fruit! It's the processed sugars that do not make you feel full or contain the vitamins and nutrients found in fruit.
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