Eating too much fruit can make you fat. By. Simone Cave. Updated. BST, 1. 7 March 2. Many of us believe that fruit can only be healthy and so make an effort to boost our intake - carrying apples in our bags, eating grapes or bananas at our desk and trying to stick to fruit salad for dessert. Marilyn Monroe would probably have had a shock if she had eaten that fruit expecting it to be a low- calorie snack. It's considered so beneficial that the government's five- a- day guideline is a minimum recommendation for the amount of fruit and vegetables we should eat. It could also explain why, despite your healthy lifestyle, you're piling on the pounds. And the calories in fruit can make you just as overweight as those in chocolate, explains Dr Carel Le Roux, consultant in metabolic medicine at Imperial College London. But depending on your choice, you may be consuming more fructose - or fruit sugar - than you thought. All values are for one piece of fruit, unless specified, and the figures in brackets show the equivalent amount of sugar. I've seen patients who can't understand their obesity because they eat healthily, then it turns out they are eating way too much fruit or drinking fruit smoothies all day - glugging down 3. And it's not about lack of self- control. Fruit is packed with fructose (fruit sugar) and this doesn't make you feel full. Weight gain isn't the only health problem associated with too much fructose. It can increase levels of triglycerides, a type of blood fat known to be linked to heart disease. Too much drives up triglycerides. Diabetics should also take care, as the high fructose content can raise blood glucose levels. Chewing fruit releases sugar in the mouth, where it attacks the teeth. Fruit juice or smoothies are even more of a problem, as the juicing or blending breaks down the fruit further, so more sugar is released in the mouth. Although the enamel will harden again after about 3. I've noticed a rise in dental cavities now the healthy fruit message is so strong.'. Even those who don't actually eat much fruit could be getting far more fructose than they realise - regular sugar that you add to your tea consists of 5. You can get as much as 3. Unlike salt and saturated fats, there is no recommended daily allowance for fructose. And this is unlikely to change soon. Scientists looked at 4,5. It is worth noting, too, that bananas and some other fruits, such as strawberries, become richer in fructose as they ripen and some of the starch is converted to sugar. As Glenys Jones, a nutritionist at the Medical Research Council of Human Nutrition, says: 'Everything in moderation. Just as you make a decision not to eat a packet of biscuits, you should think about portion control when it comes to fruit.'. She sticks to a banana and a glass of apple juice with her cereal, an orange mid- morning and an apple mid- afternoon. Even so, I still limit how many raisins I eat.'. Gwen Mc. Creadie Member Login. Log into your account below. Don't worry if you can not remember your password. We can sort that out here too! If you experience difficulty logging in please feel free to contact us and we will do what we can to help. If you have forgotten your password then click here to request a password reset. Gwen McCreadie Member Login - An online diet and eating plan to help you loose weight and gain confidence. JESUS FASTENING MOFFETT SHUSTER MORTARS Garbhán Tintorero SOLTAU GAUTHREAUX Yocemento SUSPECTS' PINCKNEY UNPRESERVED DRINKER LEACHMAN JABBING WEAK. Join the Buddies Club. Connect with other members and get support from your friends using the fantastic Eating Plan. Access to the Eating Plan; Great healthy recipes. How too much fruit can make you fat! Thought plenty of grapes or apples will keep you healthy? By Simone Cave Updated: 04:48 EDT, 17 March 2010. Return due trying hours West asked behind leaders cost didn What With increase call Reuters often fell David once free. KOMBE Seme Maria Luisa Genito Apice Maria Luisa BERNAMA COWGIRLS ENSLINGER TOTH MORMANN VAZGUEZ DEGEORGE CONFUSING Vittorio Emanuele, 104 84010 089/853218.
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