including a recommendation to cut our sugar intake by 40 percent. Instead, the report recommends, we should be eating more fruits, vegetables, and whole grains.
But don’t fruits, especially that liquid candy also known as fruit juice contain lots of sugar?
I assume the idea is that we were eating enough added sugar that if we cut added sugar and eat more fruits, the net effect on our sugar intake would still be negative.
To add to this, fruit juice makes it easy to rapidly consume a lot of sugar, whereas if you actually eat the whole fruit it is far less likely that you will consume that much. Plus eating the fruit has the benefit of obtaining the fiber, which is important for digestion.
There are numerous misconceptions in that article. Fruits aren’t a very good source of fiber; roots and bran are better sources, and don’t yield nearly as much sugars. The writer claims that fiber has zero nutritional value but that’s only true (if at all) for insoluble fiber—soluble fiber is digested by gut fauna and produces a host of metabolically active components. The writer further claims that fiber causes various illnesses but doesn’t seem to deliver any sources for that claim. On the other hand, there is plenty of medical literature linking lack of fiber with various diseases. For instance, look at: http://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?c=ecfr&sid=77ed7da9463357d9a09892213e5c74db&rgn=div8&view=text&node=21:2.0.1.1.2.5.1.12&idno=21
But don’t fruits, especially that liquid candy also known as fruit juice contain lots of sugar?
I assume the idea is that we were eating enough added sugar that if we cut added sugar and eat more fruits, the net effect on our sugar intake would still be negative.
To add to this, fruit juice makes it easy to rapidly consume a lot of sugar, whereas if you actually eat the whole fruit it is far less likely that you will consume that much. Plus eating the fruit has the benefit of obtaining the fiber, which is important for digestion.
Is fiber actually important for digestion? I have seen that disputed as unfounded lately too.
Who’s disputed it?
http://www.marksdailyapple.com/dietary-fiber-is-bad-for-sex-thats-the-only-claim-about-it-that-isnt-a-myth/#axzz2p1TuXmEr
There are numerous misconceptions in that article. Fruits aren’t a very good source of fiber; roots and bran are better sources, and don’t yield nearly as much sugars. The writer claims that fiber has zero nutritional value but that’s only true (if at all) for insoluble fiber—soluble fiber is digested by gut fauna and produces a host of metabolically active components. The writer further claims that fiber causes various illnesses but doesn’t seem to deliver any sources for that claim. On the other hand, there is plenty of medical literature linking lack of fiber with various diseases. For instance, look at: http://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?c=ecfr&sid=77ed7da9463357d9a09892213e5c74db&rgn=div8&view=text&node=21:2.0.1.1.2.5.1.12&idno=21
A large orange or apple contains about as much sugar as a Cadbury egg or half a can of Coke.