Don't Fear the Fruit, Enjoy It

Fork U with Dr. Terry Simpson · Feb 28, 2023 · 10m

Don't Fear the Fruit, Enjoy It

Are you afraid that eating fruit will cause your blood sugar to spike? Let us bust that myth right now.

Only ten percent of adults eat enough whole fruit daily despite the clear benefits of fruit.

Eating fruit and Living Longer

My 98-year-old dad eats fruit with breakfast for as long as I have known him. We would have grapefruit every morning. We even had those cute grapefruit spoons to wrestle the goodness out of the half grapefruit.

Now, dad enjoys a mixed bit of fruit.

In 28 studies with over 1.6 million people, each serving of fruit led to a 5% lower…