Can fruits make you fat?

Sep 04, 2008

Fruits are usually considered good and are generally healthy because they are full of vitamins, fiber and minerals. Some researches show that fruits provide resistance against many diseases including cancer. However in your endeavor to fight weight, you will have to dig deeper into the role of fruits.

The first thing you would want to watch or keep a tab on if you are out to lose weight would be your sugar intake. Fruits are usually referred as ‘nature’s candy’, because they contain sugar in the form of fructose.

This is why many athletes use them for gathering stamina during competitions and is also used by people who suffer from hypoglycemia i.e. low blood sugar to raise it whenever they need to. Glucose is the main fuel to our body and is a type of sugar. During digestion of foods, sugar is released and the same runs in our bloodstream as glucose. Our body, especially the brain and the nervous system require the right amount of glucose to function. When the blood glucose level is imbalanced, then various symptoms are manifested, resulting in hypoglycemia.

Fruits pose a problem when it comes to weight loss control and the problem is that fruits are carbohydrates. Taking carbohydrates results in sudden increase of sugar in the body. As a result, the body starts releasing insulin. The insulin release goes further up when the body assumes that there is more sugar in the body.

The role of the insulin is to store the sugar or carbohydrate as fat and use it for later times. Because the body releases excess insulin, there is a lack of sugar to support the function of your brain thus making you feel tired, dull and sluggish. This leads to weight gain and makes you dumber.

The best way to quench your desire for fruits is to complement them with some protein as protein slows down the release of sugar in the body.

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September 4th, 2008 at 12:51 pm
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