{"id":1901,"date":"2014-12-03T20:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-12-03T20:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.willclower.com\/blog\/2014\/12\/ask-will-is-it-okay-to-eat-over-ones-daily-recommended-sugar-intake-if-the-calories-are-coming-from-fruit.html"},"modified":"2016-09-19T11:16:51","modified_gmt":"2016-09-19T15:16:51","slug":"ask-will-is-it-okay-to-eat-over-ones-daily-recommended-sugar-intake-if-the-calories-are-coming-from-fruit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/?p=1901","title":{"rendered":"Ask Will: Is it okay to eat over one\u2019s daily recommended sugar intake if the calories are coming from fruit?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mlcmmqmgggev.i.optimole.com\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.willclower.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/sugars2Bfrom2Bfruits.png?ssl=1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img data-opt-id=511502042  fetchpriority=\"high\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/mlcmmqmgggev.i.optimole.com\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.willclower.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/sugars2Bfrom2Bfruits.png?resize=320%2C214&#038;ssl=1\" height=\"214\" width=\"320\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">Hello,<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">Is it okay to eat over one\u2019s daily recommended sugar intake if the calories are coming from fruit?<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">Thank you!<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">Chelsea<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.willclower.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/sugarConsumption2BPie2BChart.png\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><a data-show-count=\"false\" data-size=\"large\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/willclower\">Follow @willclower<\/a><\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #1f497d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"color: #1f497d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">Hi Chelsea!<\/span><\/p>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 21px;\"><b>In one sense, the source of sugar doesn&#8217;t matter<\/b><\/span><br \/><span style=\"background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 21px;\">All sugar, regardless of the source &#8212; whether it&#8217;s from a grossly over-sweetened faux food or from a perfectly healthy apple &#8212; is composed of the same two parts: fructose and glucose.&nbsp;<\/span><br \/><span style=\"background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 21px;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 21px;\">In fruit, the ratio of fructose to glucose varies a lot:&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 21px;\">apples have 65% fructose&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 21px;\">cranberries consist of 20% fructose.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 21px;\">The white granulated stuff you sprinkle in your food is 50%.&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 21px;\"><br \/><\/span><b style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 21px;\">In another sense, it matters a lot<\/b><span style=\"background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 21px;\">&nbsp;<\/span><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/mlcmmqmgggev.i.optimole.com\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.willclower.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Hunger-Sugar2BFood2BChoice2BInfographic.png?ssl=1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img data-opt-id=1885702820  fetchpriority=\"high\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/mlcmmqmgggev.i.optimole.com\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.willclower.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Hunger-Sugar2BFood2BChoice2BInfographic.png?resize=185%2C640&#038;ssl=1\" height=\"640\" width=\"185\" \/><\/a><span style=\"background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 21px;\">While the sugar molecules are the same across the board, the way your body processes them are definitely NOT the same. Glucose stimulates an insulin response (because your body needs it in order to pull it from your blood stream into your muscles and organs for energy). Fructose doesn&#8217;t stimulate insulin, but is broken down in your liver.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 21px;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">In terms of sources of sugar, those from fruit are the best for about a million reasons. First, their effect on your body is moderated by the fiber present in the fruit. In other words, the glycemic index of a piece of fruit is lower because of the natural fiber found there. This means that the glucose is less likely to over-produce insulin &#8212; which means you&#8217;re less likely to get a carb crash 90 minutes later, leading to more hunger and more eating.&nbsp;<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">Also, fruit is exceptionally healthy for you because it has critical vitamins and minerals you need every day. It should be your multi-vitamin of choice!!&nbsp;<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><b>Back To Your Question<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">All that said, you can overeat anything in the world, including the sugar found in very healthy fruit. So the first answer to your question is to go for fruit and reduce your consumption of other forms of sugar. &nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">This will be better for you from a nutritional standpoint, and a weight standpoint.&nbsp;<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">The second part of your question comes down to volume. If you have cut out extraneous forms of sugar (from all processed food products and drinks, for example) and you are STILL over-consuming sugars, then yes you should pull back on that as well. <o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">Thanks again Chelsea! Let me know if you have any questions at all.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">Will<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">For more information: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.willclower.com\/\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"> Click here to visit Will Clower&#8217;s website<\/span>. <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hello,Is it okay to eat over one\u2019s daily recommended sugar intake if the calories are coming from fruit?Thank you!ChelseaFollow @willclowerHi Chelsea! In one sense, the source of sugar doesn&#8217;t matterAll &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":true,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[494],"tags":[289,94,290,283],"class_list":["post-1901","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-articles","tag-diabetes","tag-fruit","tag-overweight","tag-sugar"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7Qv5g-uF","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2124,"url":"https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/?p=2124","url_meta":{"origin":1901,"position":0},"title":"Weight gain increases with added sugars intake, data suggests","author":"Will Clower","date":"March 29, 2011","format":false,"excerpt":"Weight gain increases with added sugars intake, data suggestsTrends in weight gain have paralleled trends in intake of added sugars, according to a review of 27 years of Minnesota Heart Survey data presented at an American Heart Association (AHA) event.The researchers, from the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, found that\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Articles&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Articles","link":"https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/?cat=494"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/mlcmmqmgggev.i.optimole.com\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-IsSIcOwmK78\/TZILYlZN4xI\/AAAAAAAADA4\/b92mGlVWdP4\/s320\/sugar_consumption.gif?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":7840,"url":"https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/?p=7840","url_meta":{"origin":1901,"position":1},"title":"Sugar: What About Fruit?","author":"Will Clower","date":"September 28, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"This month we focus on sugar consumption: which to eat, which to avoid, and how to change your own cravings for the better! 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