Age old question but I don't know the answer: sugar in fruit, good or bad?
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by: yvanog
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by: thrivefit
The fruit in sugar is natural and often accompanied by fiber, vitamins and phytochemicals that are good for your body. So go ahead and have a banana or apple. Just remember all things in moderation. Too much of anything can have be bad. Don't try to live on fruit alone.
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by: nathanheal
Natural sugars are better than processed or refined sugars, but it's still really an issue of quantity. Here's a good analysis of good and not so good fruits from a sugar and nutrient perspective: http://www.marksdailyapple.co...
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by: Tathagata
Fruit and is great if you are eating the whole fruit. Drinking fruit juice is not ideal.
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by: sbrobin
Even though fruit is healthy, it is still going to have an impact on your blood sugar. My rule is not to eat any fruit after 2:00 PM, so it will have less impact on glucose levels. I also make sure not to eat too much fruit, especially if I am not doing an endurance exercise. So yes, it can be "bad" for you if you eat too much fruit due to all those carbs.
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by: buckry
Weight Watchers removed the points from fruits and vegetables, so it seems like the natural sugars aren't too big of a deal. You can literally eat as much fresh fruit and vegetables as you want and according to weight watchers it's not worth reporting the values. Not exactly sure what to make of this, but it's what they are doing.
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by: codemonkey2841
I'd say fruit sugar is good - it's more complex which makes it harder to break down and causes less of a blood sugar spike compared to simple sugars found in sweets. However, as the Oracle at Delphi said "All things in moderation."
Plus, if you're eating a piece of fruit there are the added benefits of all the other good things that can be found in fruit: fiber, vitamins, minerals, etc.
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by: bacunningham1968
Hey well to much is bad eg grapes are extremely good for you but extremely high in natural super, so you should never eat more than about a handful a day. Awww I love grapes!!! Gerrrrrrrrr hehe lol, because 1. Sugar turns back into fat and 2. If you eat to much in later life it can lead to diabetes. Hope that answers our question
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seeEricaRunThe sugar in grapes isn't as available as it is in, say, white rice or hard candy. It doesn't spike your blood sugar, but rather is released over time, so they aren't really very likely to increase your diabetes risk. This is because while they have a high glycemic index (for a fruit), they actually have a low glycemic load. See below:
Overview of glycemic load: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Glycemic loads calculated: http://www.health.harvard.edu...
The Harvard site puts the glycemic load for grapes at 8, which is still considered low (d avoid the raisins though. Yikes!
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by: mashapic
good but you need to look at the glysemic index and some friuts like dates, figs bananas, grapes and mango are very high in sugars and they are bad for you.
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mariahmilanNot necessarily bad, just not to have too much of. It's a good idea to limit fruits to one per day.
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by: zaengerlein
The type of sugar matters only very little - more important is the amount, as with all things. Consider fruits also as a treat and do not eat too much.
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LipType of sugar matters a lot.
There are simple and complex carbohydrates (sugars), which differ in how fast the body is able to absorb them, which also has implications in glycaemic (blood sugar) control and insulin (specially, but not restricted to diabetic people). Insulin is an essential hormone that controls lipolysis (fat breakdown) in the adipocyte (fat cell).Simple carbohydrates produce a higher rise in glycaemia than complex ones, hence, there is a higher compensatory rise of blood insulin, which inhibits lipolysis for a longer time.
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zaengerleinYes, you are right - so it would be important when eating fruit, to prefer fruits with a low sugar / carbohydrate content to shorten the timespan in which no fat is used... So e.g. an older breed of apple might be preferable over a modern super sweet breed...
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I think why they have done this is because of the low (or relatively) calories and fat and high fiber. Also I don't think it's ALL you care to eat, like people have been saying, good in moderation.