Comments on: The Not-So-Sweet-Side of Sugar http://healthycurb.com/blog/2009/11/the-not-so-sweet-side-of-sugar/ Sponsored by Healthy Curb Wed, 11 Aug 2010 12:08:13 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Run Around Mom http://healthycurb.com/blog/2009/11/the-not-so-sweet-side-of-sugar/comment-page-1/#comment-4 Run Around Mom Thu, 03 Dec 2009 01:59:25 +0000 http://healthycurb.com/blog/?p=43#comment-4 Wow! What an amazing response, thanks so much. One of my kids doesn't eat a ton of fresh fruit, but will eat some dried fruit and it's good to know that in moderation, it's providing some of the healthy benefits. Wow! What an amazing response, thanks so much. One of my kids doesn’t eat a ton of fresh fruit, but will eat some dried fruit and it’s good to know that in moderation, it’s providing some of the healthy benefits.

]]> By: NTIHealthyCurb http://healthycurb.com/blog/2009/11/the-not-so-sweet-side-of-sugar/comment-page-1/#comment-3 NTIHealthyCurb Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:29:15 +0000 http://healthycurb.com/blog/?p=43#comment-3 Non-sugar added dried fruit generally provides a blend of fructose and glucose with dietary fiber from the original fruit. The glucose is easily absorbed into the bloodstream and taken up by tissue and so more easily available for energy. The fructose is more heavily processed through the liver. Excessive amounts get converted to triglycerides and then stored as fat. Fiber from the fruit is present which will even out the glycemic effect. The discussion here would not be the same in fruits where the fiber is removed. People focus on the calorie impact and its difference from the original fruit however that is a consequence of water and mass differential. The fruit is going to be re-hydrated inside your body so there is not really a big difference. This is best illustrated by raisins and grapes; the same food except for the degree of hydration. So where a person is getting plenty of non-caffeinated fluids a reasonable amount of non-sugar added dried fruits would be great for a person. Non-sugar added dried fruit generally provides a blend of fructose and glucose with dietary fiber from the original fruit.
The glucose is easily absorbed into the bloodstream and taken up by tissue and so more easily available for energy. The fructose is more heavily processed through the liver. Excessive amounts get converted to triglycerides and then stored as fat. Fiber from the fruit is present which will even out the glycemic effect.

The discussion here would not be the same in fruits where the fiber is removed. People focus on the calorie impact and its difference from the original fruit however that is a consequence of water and mass differential. The fruit is going to be re-hydrated inside your body so there is not really a big difference. This is best illustrated by raisins and grapes; the same food except for the degree of hydration.

So where a person is getting plenty of non-caffeinated fluids a reasonable amount of non-sugar added dried fruits would be great for a person.

]]> By: Run Around Mom http://healthycurb.com/blog/2009/11/the-not-so-sweet-side-of-sugar/comment-page-1/#comment-2 Run Around Mom Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:45:27 +0000 http://healthycurb.com/blog/?p=43#comment-2 Is the sugar content in dried fruit, that has no sugar added to it, easily processed into energy since it is natural sugar from the fruit or does it still add up to not being great for your body? Is the sugar content in dried fruit, that has no sugar added to it, easily processed into energy since it is natural sugar from the fruit or does it still add up to not being great for your body?

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