Three fruits to avoid for weight loss, according to expert
Eating more fruit and vegetables is crucial for a healthy and balanced diet, but if weight loss is your goal some items are better to include than others.
According to diet expert Dr Michael Mosley, author and creator of The Fast 800, not all fruit is created equal, with some favourites containing much more sugar than others.
Australian dietary guidelines outline that for good health, you should try to eat at least five serves of vegetables and two serves of fruit every day. Children, pregnant women or breastfeeding mothers may need more or less.
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Fruit is an essential part of a healthy diet, but some is better than others. Supplied
And while eating any fruit is better than eating no fruit at all, Dr Mosley stresses that if you have weight to lose, you should avoid sweet tropical fruits such as mango, pineapple and melon.
"One average-sized mango contains 45 grams of sugar," he explained on his website.
Instead, he said apples and berries are a better option.
"To put that in comparison with other fruits, one cup of grapes has 23 grams, a cup of raspberries has five grams, while a whole avocado contains 1.33 grams of sugar," he added.
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Dr Mosley says to avoid sweet tropical fruits such as mango, pineapple and melon. Getty Images/iStockphoto
"Fruit is great if you're healthy but if you have weight to lose, then switching to less sugary fruits like apples and berries might be wise."
He also warns against marketing tactics that might make some thing appear 'healthier' than what they are.
"If it's heavily marketed, in bright packaging and full of fat, sugar and salt, it will likely affect our health and mood – and not for the better."
