Sugar in diet

WhiteWalls

I was recently at a dentist as I was worried about the yellow coloring of my teeth. I eat and drink very clean so it was beyond me and the dentist as to why they were discolored.

My teeth actually needed no work done to them but I was baffled as to what had lead to their discoloring. I then mentioned it to a friend who knows that I drink smoothies with bananas in them and he said that its the sugar in the bananas. Sure enough the internet informed me that there is sugar in fruit in veg and especially bananas. He also said that his fitness instructor told him to cut back on fruit and veg if he is trying to lose weight due to the amount of sugar in them. I always thought that you could eat as much of them as you wanted.

Do you watch your intake and consider the levels of sugars in certain fruits?

Alf Veedersane

What other fruits do you eat? Could be acid damage as well.

WhiteWalls

Kiwi pears apples... Could well be the acid

mickman

WhiteWalls wrote: »

I was recently at a dentist as I was worried about the yellow coloring of my teeth. I eat and drink very clean so it was beyond me and the dentist as to why they were discolored.

My teeth actually needed no work done to them but I was baffled as to what had lead to their discoloring. I then mentioned it to a friend who knows that I drink smoothies with bananas in them and he said that its the sugar in the bananas. Sure enough the internet informed me that there is sugar in fruit in veg and especially bananas. He also said that his fitness instructor told him to cut back on fruit and veg if he is trying to lose weight due to the amount of sugar in them. I always thought that you could eat as much of them as you wanted.

Do you watch your intake and consider the levels of sugars in certain fruits?

Cut back on veg to stop discolouring your teeth ? That's the craziest thing I have ever heard

Don't take nutritional advice from a fitness instructor

eric hoone

Teeth are yellow, it just becomes more noticeable the older we get. If it's bothering you maybe you can try one of the whitening toohpastes or dental bleaching.

WhiteWalls

eric hoone wrote: »

Teeth are yellow, it just becomes more noticeable the older we get. If it's bothering you maybe you can try one of the whitening toohpastes or dental bleaching.

I'm only 23 so somehow I think I'm a bit young for that. I'm more talking about fruit than vegetables by the way

I don't see how you're too young for toothpaste

Not G.R

I have the same discolouring on my canines. Very yellow compared to the rest of my teeth. My dentist told me it's because they're thicker than other teeth so light cant pass through them as easy. Nothing to do with your diet.

switchedoff

My teeth are not yellow but are very glassy and smooth, the dentist told me to cut back on fruit if I was eating a lot but more so fruit juice.

With regard to watching sugar in foods and fruit intake, I have been advised to limit my fruit intake to 3 portions a day, however, 3 portions could be two plums, an apple and two kiwis, or a small banana, apple and small cup of berries. It depends on the choice of fruit, so in theory you could have between 3 and 6.

The great sugar debate is on the rise, but as long as you avoid the junk sugar you're not too bad, we actually need far less carbohydrate than we think.

It also depends on the person, like most people, I am very sensitive to sugar, and since I found this out I have made huge changes to my sugar intake and consequently lost two stone.

I was advised by an endocrinologist to limit the fruit and avoid over ripe fruit especially pears and bananas.

mickman

switchedoff wrote: »

My teeth are not yellow but are very glassy and smooth, the dentist told me to cut back on fruit if I was eating a lot but more so fruit juice.

With regard to watching sugar in foods and fruit intake, I have been advised to limit my fruit intake to 3 portions a day, however, 3 portions could be two plums, an apple and two kiwis, or a small banana, apple and small cup of berries. It depends on the choice of fruit, so in theory you could have between 3 and 6.

The great sugar debate is on the rise, but as long as you avoid the junk sugar you're not too bad, we actually need far less carbohydrate than we think.

It also depends on the person, like most people, I am very sensitive to sugar, and since I found this out I have made huge changes to my sugar intake and consequently lost two stone.

I was advised by an endocrinologist to limit the fruit and avoid over ripe fruit especially pears and bananas.

why were you recommeneded to do this ? to lose weight ?

runs with scissors

try a small piece of cheese after the smoothie, it might neutralize the acid. Also oil pulling w. coconut oil might help. It's supposed to clear bacteria from between the teeth.

SteelyDanJalapeno

switchedoff wrote: »

My teeth are not yellow but are very glassy and smooth, the dentist told me to cut back on fruit if I was eating a lot but more so fruit juice.

With regard to watching sugar in foods and fruit intake, I have been advised to limit my fruit intake to 3 portions a day, however, 3 portions could be two plums, an apple and two kiwis, or a small banana, apple and small cup of berries. It depends on the choice of fruit, so in theory you could have between 3 and 6.

The great sugar debate is on the rise, but as long as you avoid the junk sugar you're not too bad, we actually need far less carbohydrate than we think.

It also depends on the person, like most people, I am very sensitive to sugar, and since I found this out I have made huge changes to my sugar intake and consequently lost two stone.

I was advised by an endocrinologist to limit the fruit and avoid over ripe fruit especially pears and bananas.

Nothing to do with OP's teeth thou?

fat to ripped

Sugars in veg are minimal. Eat veg. Eat lots of veg. Fruits tend to be mostly sugar, but fruit is still good. Nutritionally, veg is superior, but an apple or two is unlikely a culprit when in a poor diet/weight gain. Fruit is one of the best energy sources you can use if you're looking for a quick nutritious snack / quick energy. What's important is that raw fruit is mostly water, fibrous and therefore low calorie and filling. Stay away from fruit juice, as that changes the balance and the sugars/fructose most definitely take center stage.