fruit

[TigerUpperCut]

how much of it do you eat? and which fruit do you like?

[ArabMuscle]

1 banana with whey protein upon waking to replenish liver glycogen in the morning, then breakfast an hour later.

[TigerUpperCut]

its been a while since ive ate fruit, i plan on starting to eat it daily again

[ArabMuscle]

You can add it at breakfast or postworkout. In my opinion, as a bodybuilder, you don't need fruits at other times of the day, since too much fructose (fruit sugar) can be problematic in terms of keeping bf levels low.

[freak]

You can add it at breakfast or postworkout. In my opinion, as a bodybuilder, you don't need fruits at other times of the day, since too much fructose (fruit sugar) can be problematic in terms of keeping bf levels low.

how do you figure fructose is problematic in terms of keeping low bf?

[ArabMuscle]

how do you figure fructose is problematic in terms of keeping low bf?

In a small study, Texas researchers from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, showed that the body converts fructose to body fat with surprising speed.


The study, which appears in The Journal of Nutrition, shows how glucose and fructose, which are forms of sugar, are metabolized differently.


In humans, triglycerides are mostly formed in the liver. The liver coordinates how the body uses dietary sugars. When the liver encounters glucose, it decides whether the body needs to store it, burn it for energy or turn it into triglycerides. On the other hand, when fructose enters the body, it bypasses the process and ends up being quickly converted to body fat.

[freak]

In a small study, Texas researchers from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, showed that the body converts fructose to body fat with surprising speed.


The study, which appears in The Journal of Nutrition, shows how glucose and fructose, which are forms of sugar, are metabolized differently.


In humans, triglycerides are mostly formed in the liver. The liver coordinates how the body uses dietary sugars. When the liver encounters glucose, it decides whether the body needs to store it, burn it for energy or turn it into triglycerides. On the other hand, when fructose enters the body, it bypasses the process and ends up being quickly converted to body fat.

cool. i'll have to look that up. thanks.

[TigerUpperCut]

seems like bodybuilders only eat bananas lol

[ArabMuscle]

Haha! Yeah, since we also tend to look like respectable Gorillas

[Nitro Fueled Barbie/Mel Marx]

only one green apple a day.

[DICE]

1 cup blueberries and half a banana in my first shake everyday.

BB are best antioxidannt

[ArabMuscle]

1 cup blueberries and half a banana in my first shake everyday.

BB are best antioxidannt

Agreed.

[Suzanne]

varies sometimes none but right now 3x/day usually
grapefruit
banana/blueberries
green apple

[MattPT88]

You can add it at breakfast or postworkout. In my opinion, as a bodybuilder, you don't need fruits at other times of the day, since too much fructose (fruit sugar) can be problematic in terms of keeping bf levels low.

Yes fructose is shown to have a 100% conversion rate to fat. However, fructose that is found within fruit reacts differently within the body because of the fiber that is also associated with the fruit. The fiber attenuates the amount the sugar is released into the blood stream so most fruits are actually a good source of "slow" carbs.

[MattPT88]

how much of it do you eat? and which fruit do you like?

I normally eat like 3-4 servings per day. I mix it up with what I eat but they are usually:
Banana
Blueberries
Strawberries
Apples
Oranges

But that is because those are the ones I usually have at my house all the time. If I have other ones around Ill eat them.