INFOGRAPHICS: The sugar content in fruit

Fruits and berries are considered a super-healthy and wholesome food. But we forget that in addition to fiber and vitamins, some of which can contain large amounts of sugar. So if you're sitting on a diet, this sugar is not very handy.

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And you know how much sugar is contained in your favorite fruit?

Can fruit make us fat?

The American Heart Association recommends no more than 26 grams of sugar a day for women and 36 g - for a man. Both for women and for men aged 19 to 30 years is recommended to eat 2 cups of fruit per day. And depending on what kind of fruit you prefer to have, it depends on your remaining sugar. For example, bananas 2 cups already contain 36 grams of sugar.

That is, if you do not know what specific fruits contain a lot of sugar, you can get the extra calories and extra sugar. And this, in turn, can lead to problems with teeth, weight gain and increase in triglyceride levels (and increase the level of cholesterol in the blood and heart problem).

Also, some studies have shown that fructose is found in fruit, glucose and harmful leads to the accumulation of excess weight in the abdominal area, slowing metabolism and overall increase weight.

Of course, still remain useful fruit choice, just before you go on a diet, you need to know that some of them may contain a large amount of sugar and take this into account when drawing up its menu.