The Fruit Window of Opportunity
FRUITS have been receiving and are still receiving a lot of bad rapt from a lot of bodybuilder’s forum. There is even some of them that will tell you to avoid completly fruits for losing weight. Isn’t it a shame when we know that the fruit sugar (fructose) is the healthiest alternative when using a processed sweetener? Fruit sugar, locked into the soft fibers of fresh fruit, is the most perfect fuel for the cells. Gentle, slow-releasing, energy-sustaining, compounded with vitamins, minerals, water-soluble proteins, enzymes and trace elements. Like 80% of our body is water so does 80% of fruit consist of water. Don’t we need to consume 25 to 30 grams of daily fiber as per the Heart Associations. And what are those good fibers source: Fruits and Vegetables of course. How come some people will tell you to avoid fruit? Isn't it a SHAME.
While we all know that Fruit is a simple carb and is usually absorbed more quickly than a complex carbs it would be to INSIGNIFICANT to concluded that simple carbs like fruits must be avoid and the most important rule to apply when eating fruits is making sure to add some other nutrients with them that will slows down the digestion of those carbs. Note that the GI of any carbohydrates is affected by the ingestion of a protein, fiber and fat at the same meal, meaning that yes we should avoid eating fruits ALONE.
Carbohydrate are NOT created equal and giving them the SIMPLE notion of simple carbs or complex carbs and creating a quick fix into our mind is only making us missing the boat and missing some SERIOUS HEALTH OPPORTUNITY.. This is why looking at the Glycemix Index (GI) and understanding the GLYCEMIX INDEX LOAD (GL) is so important. While some people will be backing up for eating some watermelon because of its high GI value, the loading time of the (GL) will give you a different picture telling you that yes you can eat that watermelon because the loading time is slow. So you can eat it, but not alone. This is why before getting any fix idea on what ever we are hearing like: don’t eat fruits, is completely a shame.
While the simple carbs of fruit are mostly stock into our liver and knowing that our liver could stock approximately 100grams of carbs a day and taking a look at the FRUIT CHART , it will give you a break down of how many carbs grams per 100 gram a fruit has, so you can certainly EAT FRUITS and have a serving of 2 to 3 of them per day.
ENJOY YOUR FRUIT.
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