Why many people believe that consuming lots of fruits can make you gain weight?

[kitty71]

I know people that they dont consume fruits or veggies a lot as they have this notion that those can make you gain weight if you eat them very often. Im aware that frutis have their natural sweetener and that sugar is not bad but what about if you consume that sugar very often? Will it really make you gain weight? The same applies with starchy veggies (potatoe, yucca, yams, sweet potatoes, etc)

I have a brother who believes in that idea like other people, he is not thin he has soem extra pounds but he is alreayd 47 years old. He has this notion that he is not loosing weight due to consume fruits every day and he beleives that the furits are making him have this extra extra pounds. My brother does not work out.

He told me that now is harder for him to loose weight as many years ago. Well I told him that weel he is much older now and probably his metabolism and body is becoming slower as well. He also added that many years ago without any professional guidance he was able to loose weight even if he never had worked out or do any kind of exercise and that is true many years ago he was thinner than now and he never went to a nutritionist or anything. But he did manage to get rid of some foods he was consuming at home that made him gain weight. SO now he is all worried and does not know why he can't loose weight as before on his own. He believes the fruits is the reason and the rice as well but also he says he is not eating dinner like in a way to loose weight.

[Screenwriter]

Why not have your brother pay to see a nutritionist so he can drop his erroneous beliefs. Fruits alone will not cause weight gain. But they are high in sugar and too much fruit add up in the calorie department.

It's all about TOTAL CALORIES PER DAY and TOTAL OUTPUT OF ENERGY. If he doesn't exercise that is 20 percent of his calorie burn per day. But 80 percent is food intake. He is simply eating too much.

And at 47, he doesn't burn calories like he did 20 years ago. But an adult male who is moderately active, which you said your brother is NOT, needs about 2,500 calories per day. Since he does no exercise at all, you might rachet that total calories down about 500 or so calories per day.

Eat a balanced diet with fruit, vegetables, rice, loads of water, lean protein. good luck.

[JoyGirl]

Ehhh…they do?
I snack on fruits on the daily. 😂😂😂

[Honesttguy]

Hahah what a bunch of donuts, so they avoid fruits and go eat icecream instead? Or snickerbars? I really haven't expierences weight gain from eating loads of fruits, i did expierence weight gain from rating more fatty foods like icecream, chocolates. I definetly have eaten more fruits than anyone i know and im always the leanest person around thst i know as well.

[AviatorTom]

Most fruits have a high sugar content. So eating lots of fruits is similar to eating lots of processed sugar, and can cause weight gain. It's important to follow the old adage... everything in moderation.

[ArrowheadSW]

The person you mention does not work out, and he is middle aged. He really needs to work out. Consuming fruit is good for you. His main problem is lack of exercise from what I can see.

[Guy__]

It's difficult because most fruits nowadays are sprayed with toxic waste.
If you go pick wild raspberries in the forest you'll probably lose more energy than they give you.

[In_Trance]

It definitely can. Fruit of course contains high amounts of sugar. You can always argue that it's a natural rather than a processed sugar but at the end of the day sugar is sugar in its processed in the body the same way


Eat vegetables

[kitty71]

Fruits are also good for you and Im aware they have sugar. Some veggies also have sugar they are not extent either. Like potatoes, yams yucca, cooked carrots, etc

[In_Trance]

Comparing the sugar content of fruits and vegetables is completely irrational. Most likely by a ratio of 10 to 1

[kitty71]

So tell me why people who follow the keto diet they can't consume some veggies either?

[In_Trance]

The keto diet is no different than the carnivore diet in the sense that you'll get quick results but you can't sustain that long-term. They're called crash diets for a reason. As another of your responders said, everything in moderation. The trouble is nobody gets moderation correct. Imagine how different everyone would look and feel if they ate vegetables at a ratio of 10 to 1 compared to fruits and also compared to carbs.

[abc3643]

Because fruits are full of natural sugars. That's a lot of carbs. If you don't burn them off with exercise, you will put on weight.

[Texaskid1]

Calorie count.

Eat smaller portions. Some years ago I lost close to 60 lbs. Smaller portions.

[kitty71]

And still consume sugar and carbs but in small portions?

[Texaskid1]

Yes.

You can eat anything but in smaller portions. Although what you eat is still important. The problem with most people is portion control. You can eat a ton of healthy food but if it is too much then what your body needs then the extra calories will turn into fat.

Yes , one still can eat cake and cookies , pizza , donuts but you have to be careful since there is natural tendency to keep on eating more than what you should. For example , I can have one cookie and I am not worried about calories but the problem is that after you have the taste of one cookie in your mouth you want a second one , then a third one and before you know it you have wolfed down half the box.
Calorie wise you have just consumed a meal and then some but you are still hungry. So then you go and prepare a proper meal but with that meal you are now adding on more calories then needed and thus your body will store that extra energy as fat.

I rarely buy sweets anymore because I know I just can't have one cookie, or one donut , or one slice of pizza or just a few Doritos chips - the temptation to eat the entire box/bag is too great so I just don't buy it. What has help me in the past is smaller portions , avoid junk food ( except some special occasions ) and limited snacking ( I will have an apple or a banana and some black tea ).

Right now I have gained some pounds back but it is because I am lifting weights and muscle is heavy.

[Iron_Man]

It doesn’t consuming a lot of pizza makes you fat

[JohnK123]

Some r fatty and some r good fats
strawberries have seeds that aren’t super healthy for humans but we still eat them 🤷‍♂️

[Anonymous]

because it will make you gain weight. all the sugar and starch (which is sugar) will make you gain weight

[Amur8711]

Fruit is high in sugar.

[sjeez]

BC they have loads of sugar in them