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Sugar in Fruits vs Candy
Posted by:
Delta223
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Date: December 06, 2010 05:15AM Do sugars in fruits essentially act the same as sugars in candy, soda, and other junk foods? I've always wondered this because I've always assumed that fruit = good, and I'm sure it is in many ways, but it still has large quantities of sugar (And I drink about 8-12 cups of green smoothies a day) Re: Sugar in Fruits vs Candy
Posted by:
Prana
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Date: December 06, 2010 05:48AM If you were to take the sugar in fruits, and refine it like table sugar, then it would be just as unhealthy as table sugar. But if you eat whole fruits, the fiber in the fruit regulates the rate at which sugar enters the blood, and there is no sugar spike like eating a candy bar will do.
So no, whole fruit doesn't act in the unhealthful way that candy does. But it does provide nourishment and energy for every cell in the human body.  Re: Sugar in Fruits vs Candy
Posted by:
powerlifer
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Date: December 06, 2010 11:47AM Theres some amount of fiber in most candy bars too though.
Sugars act/metabolise differently, im trying to find a good article on it that i read before. Re: Sugar in Fruits vs Candy
Posted by:
durianrider
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Date: December 06, 2010 02:24PM Every cell in the human body runs on glucose. We need glucose to burn fat. The brain runs exclusively on glucose.
Sugar up or fry. 
I eat up to 70 large bananas a day. There is a reason the fittest, healthiest, strongest people in the health movement today are the high carb eaters. Sorry, only registered users may post in this forum.
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