Fruit Sugar vs Added Sugar - Are they the same?
A client recently told me that her trainer said that eating watermelon was just as bad as eating a piece of cake. I must clarify this because it is far from the truth. Fruit sugar and added sugar (such as that found in cake) are both looked at as sugar by your body. However, fruit, such as watermelon, provides a wide array of vitamins, nutrients, antioxidants and water. Cake on the other hand provides little nutritional value. Aside from that fact, the watermelon has about 46 calories for one cup while a small slice of cake can have anywhere from 250 calories and up. So, while they both provide sugar, the watermelon provides a ton of other benefits. So, don’t swear off all sugar. Eating fruit sugar should definitely be part of a healthy diet.
