ounce soda contains about thirty-six grams of
fructose. That’s the equivalent of eating five
bananas, nine cups of strawberries, or ninety
cherries! Combine our soda and processed-
beverage intake with our overconsumption of
processed foods (many of which are also
sweetened with HFCS), and you’ve got a
recipe for massive intakes of fructose, the
likes of which you could never consume from
real food.
The takeaway?You will not create metabolic issues by
eating fresh fruit as part of a healthy diet.Just because fruit tastes sweet doesn’t
mean it’s an unhealthy choice, and just
because diets high in fructose cause problems
doesn’t mean you should abstain from eating
fruit. Remember, just as whole grains are not
just fiber, fruit isn’t just fructose! The
naturally occurring sugars found in fruit are