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Why The Sugar in Fruit Doesn’t Make You Fat

One popular food group that’s high in sugar? Fruit. But in your rush to cut down on sweet stuff, you should think twice before you say sayonara to fruit. As it turns out, the body treats the sugar in whole fruit totally differently from how it handles the sugar in highly processed foods.

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Ask Well: The Sugar in Fruit

To minimize spikes in insulin, it’s best to eat fruit whole. That’s because with whole fruit the cell walls remain intact, said Dr. David Ludwig, director of the New Balance Foundation Obesity Prevention Center at Boston Children’s Hospital. This is how fiber can offer the greatest benefit, he explained, because the sugars are effectively sequestered within the fiber scaffolding of the cells, and it takes time for the digestive tract to break down those cells.

Is Dried Fruit Just a Giant Sugar Bomb?

The spookiest part of overeating dried fruit is all the sugar, says dietitian Kristin Kirkpatrick of Cleveland Clinic’s Wellness Institute.

Is the Sugar in Fruit Bad for You?

One of the biggest misconceptions is that the sugar in fruit will make you gain weight. Fruit has a lot of additional nutrients that you can’t find in added sugars, such as vitamins, minerals and antioxidants. Compared to other foods that lack fiber, the fiber in fruit also helps you feel more full. There are also multiple studies that show fruit can actually reduce your risk of obesity.

Myth: I can't eat fruit if I have diabetes

The concern has been that because fruits contain sugar, it makes your blood glucose go up. In fact, most fruits have low to medium glycaemic index, so they do not lead to a sharp rise in your blood glucose levels compared to other carbohydrate-containing foods like white or wholemeal bread.

Some Fruit Juice Has a Day's Worth of Sugar

One of the main differences between eating a whole fruit and drinking it as a juice or smoothie is that healthy fiber, which helps slow the body’s absorption of sugar, is lost during processing.

The Truth About Fruit And Sugar

They say that an apple a day keeps the doctor away, and we all know that fruit adds towards your recommended 5-a-day. But can something that tastes so sweet really be good for us? After all, fruit contains sugar, and there’s a lot of people out there who say sugar is bad for us – is this true?

What to know about sugar in fruit

With so many fad diets and sources of nutrition advice, it can be difficult to separate fact from fiction — especially when it comes to sugar. However, it is worth noting that the body metabolizes fruit sugar differently than processed or added sugars.