If Sugar Is Bad, How Can Fruit Be So Good for You?

Whole fruit is sweet, but it doesn’t behave like sugary drinks, juice or desserts - and normal daily portions are linked with better health, not harm.

For years, I was an optimistic fruit buyer but a reluctant fruit eater. A handsome fruit bowl sat on the kitchen counter: apples polished, bananas curved just so, a few satsumas adding a flash of orange.

It looked great. Very aspirational. A still life with good intentions. But by Friday, much of it was still there, slowly composting in plain sight.

But e…