I often get asked about fruit and when is the best time to eat it, which fruits are best, should i be eating 5 fruits a day?
Fruits contain fructose, a natural sugar, but one which the body can do without.
Fructose, albeit natural sugar, will send your blood sugar levels through the roof. Your body likes to be in a constant state and doesn't respond well to drastic and sudden changes, especially when the change comes in the form of large quantities of sugar in your bloodstream.
When fructose is consumed and digested, it is broken down into glucose and released into your bloodstream. Without wanting to shock you, high levels of sugar in your blood could be fatal; if it was not for insulin, a hormone which is produced when blood sugar levels get too high; this hormone is key in bringing your sugar levels down. Thank goodness for insulin, right?!
Although insulin may protect your body from a hyperglycaemic attack (blood sugar levels way too high) it does have a less heroic effect in the way that it does so - by storing it all as body fat.
Fructose raises blood sugar so efficiently and quickly that your body literally has no choice but to store it as fat.
So when DVCC transformation experts explain to clients that fruit should be avoided as much as possible its for this reason, by no means are we saying that fruit is unhealthy, as fruit contains a lot of beneficial nutrients. It is just that, for fat loss and optimal body composition, fruit is best avoided.
You can, however, have fruit during a metabolic reset meal, so fruit is not off the cards completely for all those who love fruit.
The best fruit to eat, should you want to consume some, would be any type of berry. Berries have a very low glycaemic index, which will lower blood sugar more gently than other fruits. Just don't overeat them. Also try to have them with a handful of nuts as this will help reduce the speed the sugar is released into the bloodstream.
