Short YouTube clip (JJ Virgin) addressing whether to avoid fruit for weight loss. Recommends avoiding fruit juice, dried fruit, candies, jams and syrups, while permitting fresh or frozen whole fruit in limited amounts (rule of thumb: 1–2 servings/day), favoring higher-fiber, lower-sugar-impact choices like barely ripe bananas or berries.
Should you avoid fruit if you're trying to lose weight? Well, it depends. Number one, you want to avoid fruit juice. I call that basically soda, dried fruit, candy and jams and syrups. But what you don't want to avoid is fresh or frozen whole fruit. You just want to limit how much you have. My rule of thumb is 1 to 2 servings of fruit per day and preferably some of the higher fiber, lower sugar impact fruits like barely ripe bananas or berries, which are always great. Go ahead and have the fruit. Just don't overdo on the fruit and make sure it's whole or fresh or frozen form.
