Cutting back on sugar? Here’s why fruit should stay on the menu

With all the recent health focus on sugar, poor old fruit has gotten undeserved attention for the simple reason that it is high in sugar. And from that, some very average advice has surfaced that people need to limit how much whole fruit they eat. Now a systematic review puts to bed any health concerns anyone should have about fruit, finding that whole fresh fruit does not contribute to weight gain. Eat up.Links referred to in the podcastSystematic review of the Impact of whole fresh fruit on energy intake and body weight https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnut.2019.00066/fullFrozen fruit and veg increases consumption https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29290348Episode transcriptTo access the full episode transcript, go to the following link and select the individual podcast episode and then click on the ‘Transcript’ tab https://thinkingnutrition.buzzsprout.comConnect with meInstagram: doctimcroweFacebook: Thinking NutritionTwitter: CroweTim