What is all this talk about fruit

[itrain]

I consume only complex sweet potatos, and oats mainly.... Since fruit is mostly fructose besides taste how can they help us for our sport ... They cannot be stored for glycogen because they are too slow digesting they are stored in the liver making it not a suitable energy carb pre workout and not a suitable source pwo ,,, Have not heard of many pro consuming fruit even in the offseason besides Eastern europeans rockel, dennis , roelly and a few others so whats the benefits? Y eat them except for taste

 

[Pharm_Fed]

While fruits may contain mainly fructose, the sugars in fruits are a mixture of fructose, glucose and sucrose so they can replenish muscle glycogen to some extent. And the fiber which slows digestion actually lends itself to increasing the likelihood the fruits will be used to replenish muscle glycogen and lessen the change it will be stored as fat.

Also, the nutrient, phytonutrient, and antioxidant properties of fruit give it multifactorial health benefits of which there is much scientific evidence for.

Should fruit be consumed as your exclusive carb source? Probably not.
Is fruit a beneficial things to add to your diet for healthy, body composition and longevity? Absolutely.