Message #40902

[mccoy]

Re. fructose: fructose present in the fruit is not the same thing as fructose from the corn syrup used in sodas.

Fructose in whole fruit is accompanied by fibers, which regulate and slow down its absorption.

Also, fructose in lean people is not the same as fructose in overweight people, who may be at risk of non-alcoholic fatty liver or NAFLD.

Fructose is not discharged directly into the bloodstream as glucose, so it does not spike blood sugar dramatically.

It must be said though that fruit has fructose+glucose+saccarose, so a significant amount of it may not be beneficial to those with high blood sugar.

Again, I used to eat pounds and pounds of fruit, but recently my fasting blood glucose drifted into a pre-diabetic territory, so now I must be very careful and I am eating many vegetables. With that, blood sugar decreased to more healthy values.