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[QUOTE=AshleyL;1039961]Fruit is fine, but "a lot of fruit" isn't good when you are very sedentary.[/QUOTE]
"A lot" of any calorie source isn't good if you are sedentary and not using the excess, that goes for protein and fat, too. I wouldn't suggest bulletproof coffee to a "sedentary" person, either. Don't delivery drivers also do quite a bit of unloading? I wouldn't assume they're a motionless rock 24/7, even people with desk jobs can still be moderately to very active outside of work.
And "a lot" is relative. 5 servings is a lot to some while others might think 10-15 is still moderate. Ask a Kitavan and an Inuit the same question. Besides, within caloric and overall nutrient needs, fruit is a great choice and has half the calories of pure fat. It doesn't make you gain weight by itself; excess calories do, and metabolic derangement can of course complicate things. Fruit or high-carb sources in general are not the universal problem.
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boiled are also good to take along for lunch
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Different calories are better suited to different things, and we live in a very strange time. So there are more people who are going to do better without a lot of carbs that will do good with them.
Protein and fat calories are much better suited to a more sedentary lifestyle (unless you have a very healthy sugar metabolism and most Americans do not, much because of the lifestyles you mention that many live), and if you aren't eating a bunch of carbs you aren't going to eat A LOT of food unless you just tend to stuff yourself even after your body is telling you, please oh please, no more.
I'm in no way saying or ever say low fruit was a universal answer. If he was active and not overweight, I'd say eat all the fruit you want. And yes, if he is staying at a healthy body composition and not having food cravings or a desire to overeat, then I would say eat all the fruit you want. But I would expect that status might change down the road too.
It may seem strange that you can't eat a bunch of natural sugar sources, but do you know how many horses are extremely metabolically deranged just living on pasture without getting worked much? There is a lot of sugar just in grass. It's a perfectly natural fuel source for them[U] but they aren't using it[/U]. That's when trouble starts to brew.
[QUOTE=j3nn;1040069]"A lot" of any calorie source isn't good if you are sedentary and not using the excess, that goes for protein and fat, too. I wouldn't suggest bulletproof coffee to a "sedentary" person, either. Don't delivery drivers also do quite a bit of unloading? I wouldn't assume they're a motionless rock 24/7, even people with desk jobs can still be moderately to very active outside of work.
And "a lot" is relative. 5 servings is a lot to some while others might think 10-15 is still moderate. Ask a Kitavan and an Inuit the same question. Besides, within caloric and overall nutrient needs, fruit is a great choice and has half the calories of pure fat. It doesn't make you gain weight by itself; excess calories do, and metabolic derangement can of course complicate things. Fruit or high-carb sources in general are not the universal problem.[/QUOTE]
