Published on 12, July, 2020
I have a short attention span sometimes. I'm wondering if it's the natural sugars in fruit doing it. I read 25 pages of an F. Scott Fitzgerald novel last night but for me that's a really long haul. On average I only manage a short chapter or two a day at the most.
Fruit does have quite high sugar content, so it could be the sugar? How much fruit do you eat? I stick to one or two pieces a day (maybe an apple and a handful of blueberries) and try to have something like cherry tomatoes instead if I wanted more fruit, just because of the sugar content. Fruit does have a lot of vitamins though so I wouldn't worry too much (unless you're eating like 20 oranges a day or something. .. : p )
I've been regularly eating 2-4 apples a day, or 2 apples and a pack of grapes a day. I suspect it is too much sugar.
Roswell said:a pack of grapes a day
Grapes are packed with sugar, the advice is only 5 grapes as a portion
If you like raw carrots, try replacing one apple with a raw carrot, less sugar.
I've recently been diagnosed with gestational diabetes (pregnancy diabetes) and the latest advice is no more than the palm of your hand for a portion - this includes grapes.
Google for sugars in fruit, some are better than others, I am not qualified to advise but diabetics are told no more than 5 grapes as a fruit portion and berries have better sugars, also some oranges are better than others for sugar, some are quite bad, but I don't recall which from the citrus orange types.
A significant number of autistic individuals have ADHD too. This might be why you can't concentrate for as long as you'd like - https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/attention-deficit-hyperactivity-disorder-adhd/symptoms/
That surprises me grapes have that much sugar! What was I doing to myself?
I'm going to cut out all fruit for a week or two. Today I haven't had any yet and feel better than I have in weeks (I had been eating fruit every day).