Should I worry about eating too many dates?

[mmKay]

I've found my new favorite snack: organic dates. They taste amazing and give me no bloating or brainfog ( maybe little sugar crash after having like 250grams ) 

Thing is, ive heard from multiple sources that eating raw honey causes sibo, and i was wondering if this may be the case with dates as well. 

Can I get away with eating 250grams a day? They are kinda expensive but adding them to my already clean diet ( organic beef, eggs, cheese, vegetables, fruits and glass bottle water) they make me happy and feel good. 

Thanks

[Snuitje]

1 hour ago, mmKay said:

Can I get away with eating 250grams a day?

The amount of sugar you get into your body with that amount is insane. You can get away it, for while, but you blood sugar level will rise like no tomorrow. Sugar is sugar for your body, it comes either from candy or fruit. I recommend 2 dates per day, which is what? 20g? perhaps less?

Combine dates (monosaccharides) with complex carbs (polysaccharides). If you are an active person (train like 6 times a week doing fitness, cycling, running etc.) you can get more monosaccharides (fruits, dates etc.).

Edited June 1, 2021 by Snuitje

[bracknelson123]

It is perfect to have 100 g of dates or a handful of dates every day to get all the necessary nutrients. Dates have a very high sugar content related to the rest of their nutritional value. People who are trying to control their blood sugar, such as those with diabetes, should be careful of their total sugar intake when eating dates.

[Snuitje]

2 hours ago, Michael569 said:

Dates are not harmful, not even for diabetics, the large population data is quite clear on that. Sugar in fruit, not even in dried fruit does not behave the same way as white sugar, not even close. Where the later is highly inflammatory and disturbing to the metabolism, fruits are actually extremely beneficial.

You're saying that the body makes a distinction between glucose and fructose? I've learned that mono and disaccharides should only be consumed at the 'right amount,' because the body can't make a distinction between the sugars (even poly, but a poly chain takes longer to break down so that is why it's preferred).

[Max_V]

@Michael569 Lol, I'd sometimes eat 500 grams a day, is that bad  ?