BIOMOLECULES AND ENZYMES

BIOLOGY

CARBOHYDRATES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Many fruits and vegetables naturally contain sugar.
A
true
B
false
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -All fruit contains some natural sugar. Very sweet fruits, including mangoes and watermelons, have a relatively high sugar content. Generally, however, fruit tends to contain less sugar than sweetened foods. Almost everyone, including people with diabetes, could benefit from eating more fruit .

Detailed explanation-2: -In fact, almost all fruits and vegetables naturally contain sucrose, as well as glucose and fructose, in varying amounts. For example, bananas, sweet peas and peaches contain primarily sucrose, whereas glucose and fructose are the main sugars in pears and tomatoes.

Detailed explanation-3: -Fruits contain natural sugars, meaning the sugar was never added and occurs in nature. Fruit also contains valuable nutrients that we WANT to consume and that are necessary for supporting proper health. Despite the fact that fruits have naturally occurring sugar, our bodies thrive when we eat fruit.

Detailed explanation-4: -High amounts of sugar in the blood means more insulin, and we know that constant high insulin in the blood causes serious damage and oxidative stress. All foods of plant origin contain some amount of natural sugars.

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