Joined: 17 Jun 2007 Posts: 727 Location: Williamstown, Kentucky USA
Sugar amounts ? Posted: 01-03-08 09:10am
How much sugar is too much sugar per day?
Like, grams-wise? I ask because I like to
be able to have a serving of orange juice,
yet there is nearly 30 grams of sugar in
just 6 ounces of juice. Is that a lot of
sugar for one serving of something?
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strawberi
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Joined: 10 Dec 2007 Posts: 42 Location: Manila, Philippines
Posted: 01-04-08 03:52am
I suggest that you should take freshly
squeezed orange juice and go easy on the
sugar. It's not as convenient as orange
juice from the carton but you get less
calories. 30 grams of sugar in 6 ounces
is already a lot considering that a normal
individual weighing 150lbs should consume
about 880grams of carbohydrates per day,
so that will include bread, rice, cereal,
and the like. Plus, the sugar you find in
juice drinks or soda are empty calories,
meaning, they contribute calories but
without the nutrients. There's no
nutritive value. Go for the real fruits
and you'll get vitamins, minerals and
fiber from the pulp and forget about
adding sugar.
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Mikolas
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Joined: 02 Aug 2007 Posts: 560 Location: Buffalo University, Hands off! My trained killer kitten has its aim set upon you!
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Posted: 01-04-08 12:55pm
From what I remember way back, I think if
you consume 2 pounds of sugar, it is toxic
and you will die. I don't know if you
meant in terms of being healthy, or just
how much one can consume before sugar
being toxic.
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Jude-Love
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Joined: 17 Jun 2007 Posts: 727 Location: Williamstown, Kentucky USA
Posted: 01-05-08 00:19am
I just meant that how much sugar is in
juice keeps me from buying it, even though
I like it. I do have a juicer though...
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mominashoe
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Posted: 01-05-08 02:30am
The sugar in natural oranges or the juice
is not something you have to worry about.
Just make sure you don't get anything with
added sugars or sweeteners.
The reason it is so high is because it
probably takes about three oranges to make
a serving of juice. Our bodies can
recognize and digest the sugars in juice
because they haven't been unnaturally
separated from their surroundings, like
chemically processed sugars.
To digest the processed sugars, the body
automatically releases what nutrients it
has in order to make it a recognizable and
digestible food source. So as we eat
processed sugar, our nutrient stores are
gradually depleted.
One glass of orange juice a day is very
good for you and you should keep drinking
it. Grape juice has an even high amount
of 40 carbs per serving. If you are
worried about how many carbs you have a
day for the sake of weight gain and loss,
you can always water it down a little.
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