#Repost veg_md Great post had to share😊. Does fruit have too much sugar? When people ask me if they should avoid fruit, I give them a simple, science-based answer: No! . Whole fruit is actually one of the most healthful things you can eat. Fruit does contain fructose, a type of sugar. But when you eat a piece of fruit, the fructose comes packaged with fiber, vitamins, antioxidants, potassium, flavonoids, & other phytonutrients. These nutrients work together to reduce inflammation, prevent DNA damage, improve vascular & immune function, and optimize gut bacteria--in turn, slashing your risk of disease & premature death. Fructose eaten in the form of whole fruit has very different effects than eating isolated fructose and other sugars. . Let's look at 3 important studies, all of which controlled for multiple health & lifestyle variables. In the first, a 2015 systematic review involving 563,277 people, fruit was linked to weight loss as well as a decrease in waist circumference, an impo...