Note: The sugar content of watermelon is indeed high, but it contains a lot of water, so the proportion of sugar is low, which belongs to low sugar. Because after eating watermelon, the sugar in the body will be discharged when it exceeds the renal sugar threshold, and it will not be fully absorbed. Unlike starch, it is slowly decomposed and absorbed, so it is very comfortable to eat watermelon in summer!
8 kinds of true and false statements about fruits
Statement 1: The sweeter the fruit, the higher the sugar content.
This statement is basically correct for the same kind of fruit, but not necessarily correct for different kinds of fruit. Because sweetness is not only related to the sugar content, but also related to the type of sugar (such as fructose is sweeter than sucrose) and sour taste.
Statement 2: Don't eat fruit before meals.
Mistake. Eating fruit before meals will not affect digestion and absorption, nor will it increase the total amount of food, which is completely ok.
Statement 3: Eating fruit before meals helps to lose weight.
Correct. Compared with staple food, meat, etc., fruit is large in size and less in energy, which helps to reduce the energy intake of dinner, so it helps to lose weight. Of course, whether to lose weight or not ultimately depends on the total food intake and exercise.
Statement 4: Eating fruit after meals is easy to get fat.
Correct. Having eaten enough for dinner, then eating some fruits will increase the energy intake and "support" the stomach, which will easily lead to obesity.
Statement 5: Don't eat fruit before going to bed.
Roughly correct. Don't eat any food, including fruit, before going to bed. But it should be ok to eat fruit one or two hours before going to bed, especially those who can't take care of eating fruit at other times.
Statement 6: Fruits can raise blood sugar faster, so diabetics should not eat them.
Mistake. Only some fruits, such as watermelons, bananas, pineapples, etc., have higher glycemic index (GI) and faster glycemic control, while most other fruits, such as apples, pears, grapes, peaches, oranges, etc., do not.
Statement 7: Fruits are all low-energy foods.
Mistake. Most fruits have high water content and can only provide less energy, but some fruits, such as bananas, contain more energy, no less than potatoes; Durian has a lot of energy because of its high fat content. Even if you eat a lot of low-energy fruits a day, your energy intake may exceed the standard.
Statement 8: Fruit can replace vegetables.
Mistake. The nutritional characteristics of fruits and vegetables are quite different and cannot be replaced by each other.
References:
Baidu encyclopedia-fruit