Sugar from Fruit...all bad?

no one seems to know this lol. I decided , using my great wisdom, that fruit is good for you. It has loads of vitamins and most of it has fiber or other things your body needs. So I stopped tracking my sugar because i am not eating sweets, and I don't add sugar and I still go over my sugar every single day. But I am losing weight at the speed I am suppose to, soooooo I say eat your fruit and be proud that it isn't a huge bar of chocolate

no, fruit is very good for you. I don't track my sugar because i try to eat a lot of fruit to keep my sweet tooth under control.

Fruit contains natural sugars, which are good for you. Unless you are diabetic or have blood sugar problems, you really shouldn't worry about going over your sugar intake as long as it's primarily from fresh fruit. Sugars from fruit shouldn't hinder your weight loss. I don't fully understand it either, I've asked the same question to my doctor at my last appointment, which was last week. This is how she explained it to me. I have also asked the same question to an my aunt who is seriously into natural healing & nutrition & just a health encyclopedia. She basically said that fruit contains natural sugars which are good for you. Any other form of sugar, (sweets, etc) are a processed form of sugar which means all of the good things have been removed & you are getting no health benefits from it, just the negative effects of the sugar. The reason why so many people are suffering from diabetes & obesity is because we eat an abundance of processed foods. We didn't have any fat or diabetic cave men!!!!

In short: It's smart to track sugar AND fruit is not evil.

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McKay, you have the best signature.

I am so glad you posted this topic! As I have been wondering myself! Today I changed my settings to track sugar then went back through my food diary and was alarmed at how much I was going over from fruit and smoothies! Suffice to say I changed my settings back and will not be paying any attention to it now!

All sugar I eat is from fruits & vegetables and I eat lots of those. For as long as you get your sugar only from fruits and vegetables you'll be healthy as a ROCK :-) :-) :-)


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If you are trying to lose weight and not here as an athelete or body builder, you should count all sugars together for your daily limit. Yes, fruits are better for you, healthwise, then processed sugars, but they all count toward your daily sugar intake. I see nutritionists and weight loss doctors and have been told that optimal weight loss is obtained by restricting your sugar serving size to no more than 14 grams. I also limit my daily carb intake to about 125 grams, which is a bit higher than when I first started, at 100 grams per day. Fruits are high in carbs. Both carbs and sugars cause hunger and food cravings, so that provides another reason to limit your intake. I am limited to two fruits per day, and bananas are to be avoided due to the higher numbers. My doctor likes apples the best. We are to avoid fruit juice because they refer to it as "sugar water".

I know many disagree with me on this, but I am going by what I've learned in four different encounters with weight loss nutritionists.

As with most things, the effects that sugar from fruit will have on your body is context dependent. Given sufficient protein and assuming you aren't going over on your daily calorie alotment, then consuming fruit will lead to many good things.

Just as a caveat to what people are saying... Sugar from fruit is generally fructose, which has a different metabolic pathway from glucose. Fructose is metabolized in the liver, and therefore doesn't cause the insulin spike that glucose produces. That being said, too much fructose has been linked to insulin resistance, increased LDL, elevated triglycerides, metabolic syndrome, and obesity. Unfortunately, fructose from fruit is not treated any differently in they body say fructose from soft drinks (high fructose corn syrup). There is the added benefit of the fiber from fruit, which should keep a person from eating too much.

Having stated that, I don't think people should cut out everything that has fructose. However, if you are insulin resistant, leptin resistant, having trouble losing weight, diabetic, high triglycerides, etc. you might look at your sugar intake and maybe think about reducing your overall sugar consumption, even from fruit.

Awwww... the 'ol fruit debate.

Eat the fruit... just eat the fruit...