Too much sugar in fruit
tjsims8
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Is it ok to go over my recommended sugar if it is coming from fruit?
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Personally, no. But others will have something different to say I'm sure0
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For people without a health issue, yes. It is fine to go over.
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Oh dear. Do you have health problems?
Then no. The dietary restrictions are for added sugars. Vegetables contain sugar. If you eat a lot then add a few servings of fruits like apples and bananas on top of that? You'll go over your sugar limits. Don't sweat it.
If you're really concerned? Ask your doctor.0 -
For me no but only because, if I eat so much fruit, I won't be able to hit my protein and fat goals.0
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If you have no health issues related to sugar consumption it shouldn't be an issue. But that has already been said. However, if you aren't hitting protein or fiber (fiber should be fine with fruit) then watch your consumption.0
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Hmm. Not sure sweet chicken is a fruit, or an oral glucose test for breakfast of "Jumba Juice - Apple N' Greens Smoothie, 13 ounces".
Look for the big numbers in your diary and adapt accordingly. Try a protein based breakfast.0 -
What yarwell said, basically, if you prefer to reduce your overall sugar consumption. (As others have said, sugar is not the devil if you have no contraindicating health problems, but a lower level might let you enjoy other foods that would probably do more for you nutritionally, for better health.)
BTW, the Bolthouse Strawberry Parfait Breakfast Smoothie, which you often have for breakfast lately, has quite a bit of sugar that is not fruit: The ingredients include cane sugar and brown sugar, and the first (therefore biggest) ingredient is apple juice from concentrate, which is (nutritionally) not appreciably better for you than non-fruit sugar.
Nutritionally, getting sugar from whole fruit (like an apple or banana) is probably more healthful, not because the sugar is somehow magically different, but because in the whole fruit it's packaged up with lots of nice fiber, vitamins, anti-oxidants, etc., that are good for you.0 -
My sugar limit currently is quite reasonable at the calories I eat (it's 15% of total calories), so it's not an issue for me. I can eat the fruit I want and not go over.
If I were at 1200 or some other calorie goal that included a low sugar limit, it would depend on whether I got enough protein and fat also. If so, I wouldn't worry about sugar from fruit, vegetables, or dairy.
In fact, when I was doing 1250 I tended to cut my starchy carbs quite low and get most of my carbs from vegetables and fruits and dairy, so my sugar did go over sometimes. I still see no reason why it would have been beneficial to trade a peach for some rice or some protein or fat, for that matter, when I wasn't hungry and had plenty of fat and protein (I was doing 30-35-35 for my macro split).0 -
Fruit sugar is the worst! Enter at your own risk.
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Personally, I'm only concerned about the proportion of natural/added sugars in relationship to my carbohydrate and kcal goals. I already logged 150g of apple, 250g of strawberries, and 300g of Greek yogurt (and some other things) and am already at 51g of sugar consumed, but my added sugar intake is super low (1g) according to the USDA's SuperTracker.
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Women should only have 25 g of sugar which equals 6 teaspoons in one day. This my fitness pal tracker allows you to have over double that. That would be my logical reasoning to keep your fruit servings to only one to three a day. Keep in mind one large apple can be considered two to three servings0
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Do you have a medical issue ? If not, then don't worry about it. I eat what ever fruits I want, as long as I'm within my calorie goal.
Sugar isn't anything to freak out about. Don't listen to the fear mongering anti sugar nonsense.0 -
lmaharidge wrote: »Women should only have 25 g of sugar which equals 6 teaspoons in one day. This my fitness pal tracker allows you to have over double that. That would be my logical reasoning to keep your fruit servings to only one to three a day. Keep in mind one large apple can be considered two to three servings
The places that state this sugar limitation also state that those 25g do NOT include naturally occurring sugars, so telling OP to limit her fruit servings if she doesn't have a medical condition that warrants it is absolutely pointless.0 -
lmaharidge wrote: »Women should only have 25 g of sugar which equals 6 teaspoons in one day. This my fitness pal tracker allows you to have over double that. That would be my logical reasoning to keep your fruit servings to only one to three a day. Keep in mind one large apple can be considered two to three servings
The places that state this sugar limitation also state that those 25g do NOT include naturally occurring sugars, so telling OP to limit her fruit servings if she doesn't have a medical condition that warrants it is absolutely pointless.
Yes, this. To be specific, a couple are:
World Health Organization: http://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/releases/2015/sugar-guideline/en/
American Heart Association: http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/GettingHealthy/NutritionCenter/HealthyEating/Sugar-101_UCM_306024_Article.jsp
Some of OP's sugar is coming from fruit, some from milk products, and perhaps a surprising amount from the added sugars in processed foods like the Bolthouse pre-packaged smoothies. Only that last type may be a concern, assuming she has no contraindicating health issues, is staying within her calorie goals, and is meeting her other macros.
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If your goal is to lose weight sugar is sugar regardless of where it is coming from. Choosing fruit over refined sugars for your daily sugar/carbs limitations is ideal. But the bottom line is sugar is sugar so not overdoing the fruit is important too. It could hinder your weight loss efforts. Good news is once you get into maintenance you can add more fruit servings to your day.0
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AnnaFit4Life wrote: »If your goal is to lose weight sugar is sugar regardless of where it is coming from. Choosing fruit over refined sugars for your daily sugar/carbs limitations is ideal. But the bottom line is sugar is sugar so not overdoing the fruit is important too. It could hinder your weight loss efforts. Good news is once you get into maintenance you can add more fruit servings to your day.
Yes, sugar is sugar, but how exactly can it hinder her weight loss assuming she's not exceeding her calorie allowance?0 -
Love sugar debates..... brb grabbing some popcorn and a chair
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If you are getting adequate protein and not going over your calorie target then - no.
Eat as much fruit as you like.0 -
AnnaFit4Life wrote: »If your goal is to lose weight sugar is sugar regardless of where it is coming from. Choosing fruit over refined sugars for your daily sugar/carbs limitations is ideal. But the bottom line is sugar is sugar so not overdoing the fruit is important too. It could hinder your weight loss efforts. Good news is once you get into maintenance you can add more fruit servings to your day.
I think you meant to say that if your goal is to lose weight, calories are calories.
Barring specific health problems, there's nothing wrong with sugar in itself. The biggest problem with sugar is that in the typical diet it usually shows up in the form of soda, candy, ice cream and other junk food. And while there's nothing wrong with a little junk food, it tends to be calorie dense and nutritionally empty, so it's not smart to spend much of your daily calories on it.
Sugar has a relatively high glycemic index, but then so do other simple carbs. They are all best taken in moderation.
When it comes to fruit, the fiber slows the absorption of sugar. Again, if you have specific health issues you'll want to follow your doctor's advice, but otherwise there's no reason to avoid the sugar in fruit.
If you want fruit, eat fruit. But the calories count.0 -
Yes, it is completely find if you don't have any health issue. Fruits are natural source of sugar, water, vitamins and fiber etc. that is really good for healthy and should not be avoided.
I eat fruits everyday and do exercise just to stay fit.
Fruits and nuts are natural source of protein also, so you will not require to take additional protein supplements.0 -
The sugar in whole, fresh fruit is absorbed slowly because it's not been processed (your body has to do that bit). This doesn't cause the insulin spike you get from processed sugars and sweeteners. Eat fruit and lots of it I say!0
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No, that is incorrect. Please see the discussion linked below, which is also linked in the Most Helpful Posts - Food and Nutrition (Must Reads) pinned as an announcement in the Food and Nutrition message board. That discussion provides factual information about the difference between naturally occurring sugars and added sugars.kerry_mackay wrote: »The sugar in whole, fresh fruit is absorbed slowly because it's not been processed (your body has to do that bit). This doesn't cause the insulin spike you get from processed sugars and sweeteners. Eat fruit and lots of it I say!
community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10197460/sugar-faq-june-2015
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If you are worried about too much sugar in fruit, here's a table with the fruit that has the least amount of sugar per 100g (yes, I know Avocado is considered a veggie). All fruits are in their fresh/raw state:
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kerry_mackay wrote: »The sugar in whole, fresh fruit is absorbed slowly because it's not been processed (your body has to do that bit). This doesn't cause the insulin spike you get from processed sugars and sweeteners. Eat fruit and lots of it I say!
Nope. Sugar is sugar, regardless of its source (I apologize if I am rusty on my biochemistry). The only difference is the composition of the sugar molecule, but it doesn't fall under categories of "processed" and "unprocessed." The only "processing" that occurs is if the liver needs to convert fructose/galactose monosaccharides into glucose monosaccharides, but that happens in all foods that contain some sort of fructose/galactose (whether in a mono or disaccharide), regardless of it is fruit or a candy bar.
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I think people are referring to the fibre which can make the sugars harder to access than those found in something like a soda0
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andrikosDE wrote: »If you are worried about too much sugar in fruit, here's a table with the fruit that has the least amount of sugar per 100g (yes, I know Avocado is considered a veggie). All fruits are in their fresh/raw state:
You forgot tomatoes and eggplant (which I learned last month is also a fruit, lol) 0 -
Basically, unless your doctor told you to limit sugars in order to manage a medical condition, don't worry about it. Just pay attention to your total carb macro and don't worry about where the carbs come from. Many people change their diary so it doesn't track sugars. Most who do, track fiber instead.0
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andrikosDE wrote: »If you are worried about too much sugar in fruit, here's a table with the fruit that has the least amount of sugar per 100g (yes, I know Avocado is considered a veggie). All fruits are in their fresh/raw state:
You forgot tomatoes and eggplant (which I learned last month is also a fruit, lol)
True. fleshy seedy products of a flowering plant are fruits such as cucumbers, gourds etc. It's all very confusing,no?
Maybe I'll just clamp veggies and fruits together and call it a day. 0 -
Unless your doctor has recommended otherwise, if you stay within your total carb goal, then it doesn't matter if your carbs come from sugar instead of starch. Starch turns into sugar so rapidly in your body that it might as well be sugar. In particular, eating fruit is more nutritious than eating grains, and it's a good way to get vitamins that are destroyed by cooking.
Someone should correct me if I'm mistaken, but I think that MFP shows your grams of sugar, but still counts sugar in your carbs, so when you have a goal of 150 grams of carbs, for example, and 60 grams of sugar, that is really a goal of 150 grams of starch and sugar combined, not 210 grams of starch and sugar combined. If you're eating more fruit and less bread to reach your carb goal, more power to you.0 -
andrikosDE wrote: »andrikosDE wrote: »If you are worried about too much sugar in fruit, here's a table with the fruit that has the least amount of sugar per 100g (yes, I know Avocado is considered a veggie). All fruits are in their fresh/raw state:
You forgot tomatoes and eggplant (which I learned last month is also a fruit, lol)
True. fleshy seedy products of a flowering plant are fruits such as cucumbers, gourds etc. It's all very confusing,no?
Maybe I'll just clamp veggies and fruits together and call it a day.
Tomatoes are low in sugar for a fruit, thankfully.
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