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 are fruits complex or simple carbohydrates?
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Amateur Bodybuilder 
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i understand that simple carbs give an enormous insulin spike that give you lots of energy in a short period of time, while comlex carbs is time released and supplies you with a more even longer energy timespan. my question is are fruits simple or complex, like bananas for example, they have a good amount of carbs and are pretty starchy. also can access simple carbs be stored in the liver for later use, or is it absorbed into fat cells right away if they are not used.     | ||
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Amateur Bodybuilder
Posts: 177 |
Fruits contain fructose which is a simple carb. ------------------ | ||
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Amateur Bodybuilder
Posts: 101 |
fruits contain sugar which is a simple carb. Complex are breads and posta. ophs ------------------ | ||
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Elite Bodybuilder 
Posts: 704 |
Sweet fruits have a large amount of fructose which is a simple sugar with a low glycemic index. I know it sounds like a contradiction, but fructose is just one of those exceptions to the rule of simple sugar. So they won't give you a huge insulin spike. Bananas are an exception because they don't have much fructose in them (that's why they don't taste sweet) and have a higher GI than other fruits. But even bananas only have a GI of around 60, so they're not that good (compared to glucose) at spiking insulin. As a side note, fructose by itself has a GI of only 20! ------------------ | ||
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Amateur Bodybuilder
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Amateur Bodybuilder
Posts: 127 |
Most nutritionists/food scientists do not categorize foods by their simple or complex characteristics/make-ups very much anymore. Instead they go by their GI ratings because some fruits that are very sweet actually have a low GI rating (ex. fructose etc.) even though they are considered as a simple carb. You start getting certain foods like pastas and breads, etc. which have much higher GI ratings even though they are bland tasting and also considered by most to be complex starches. | ||
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Amateur Bodybuilder
Posts: 292 |
I think simple carbs get beat up on too much. You have your good and bad. Most of the good are natural sources like those mentioned above. Plus, looked at a baked potato. Those suckers will be absorbed very quickly and cause a big insulin spike. Yet they're touted by many as being superior to bananas or peaches or fruits in general (which usually have a better nutrient profile than spuds as well (especially vitamins)). ------------------ | ||
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Pro Bodybuilder 
Posts: 318 |
The reason potatoes are usually better is they have no fructose. Fructose preferentially fills liver glycogen, rather than muscle glycogen. That's like filling up your reserve tank, whle your main tank is still empty. It skips a step in carbohydrate metabolism. Thus, it is easier to get fat off fructose, because like alcohol, your liver can only deal with a small amount at a time, with the surpluss getting stored as fat. Low GI or not, fruit should be consumed by bodybuilders on a high/moderate carb diet in small, if any quantities. Get your vitamins from fiberous veggies like brocolli and cauliflower. They have higher concentrations of flavones and phytochemicals and are also packed with vitamins and fibers. There's a reason they're called "superfoods". | ||
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Cool Novice 
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simple sugar. who let the sugar out? bump! bump bump bump.. ------------------ |
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posted July 07, 2000 01:51 PM