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In response to "LYC, from b2: "Fruit" anything being sold as healthy makes me go mental. It's sugar sugar sugar." by loosilu

does fiber, vitamins and antioxidants count as healthy? Just curious. -- nm

Posted by SyrDragon Feb 12 '10, 07:06

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sure, if you get them. For fiber you need to eat the whole fruit (not a processed fruit product). Vitamins and antioxidants are good, but - loosilu Feb 12, 07:19 15
- Thanks! Also, aren't natural sugars from fruit better than processed sugar? -- nm - SyrDragon Feb 12, 07:22 1
  - physiologically there is no difference. -- nm - loosilu Feb 12, 07:23
- still, getting your sugar from fresh whole fruits is preferable to downing tablespoons of sucrose and HFCS -- nm - znufrii Feb 12, 07:21 11
  - My pet peev is when they add HFCS to things that are already sweet. Do. Not. Want. -- nm - SyrDragon Feb 12, 07:25 1
    - seriously. -- nm - loosilu Feb 12, 07:25
  - you dont' need to "get your sugar" from anywhere. -- nm - loosilu Feb 12, 07:24 8
    - food is *evil*. -- nm - TFox Feb 12, 07:31
    - I'm not sure I totally agree with *that* assertion. - znufrii Feb 12, 07:30 5
      - your own body fat. -- nm - loosilu Feb 12, 07:38 4
        
        Here's the thing. Your body can make 100% of the sugar it needs. - loosilu Feb 12, 07:39 3
        
        not completely true. Complex sugars are both beneficial and healthy - decline Feb 12, 07:42 2
        
        by complex sugars they don't mean sucrose. They mean starch. -- nm - loosilu Feb 12, 07:43 1
        
        sorry. starch and fiber. Neither of those taste sweet. if it tastes sweet, it's a simple sugar. -- nm - loosilu Feb 12, 07:44
    - ...but yes, it is better to eat it with fiber and some vitamins, than to scarf it down whole. -- nm - loosilu Feb 12, 07:24
- also, not all fruit are high in fiber. Apples are good, grapes suck. -- nm - loosilu Feb 12, 07:19

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