Getting really low body fat

[bbmine]

can you comment on this

i personal trainer/body builder said this
""Fruit carbs are just fine. But the digestion of fruit carbs via fructose metabolism can be problematic, in that it seems to cause mild water retention, although still serves as a good fuel source and nutrition source as well. Just not great cosmetically. I've had a couple of athletes try to experiment by just using fruits as their carb sources while dieting, and not once did they look better. They still got in shape but were noticably softer for it. Mind you they reported feeling better, so its a bit of a catch 22 there. but yes, other than cosmetic effect there is no reason to exclude fruit sources from the diet, and off season, more power to it "

[dime]

It could happen if you eat too much fructose (like 50+ grams) at once, or have problems digesting fructose (condition known as fructose malabsorption).
The water retention happens in the intestines though, this is where the undigested fructose sits and attracts water.
So I'm not sure what kind of cosmetic effect it could have, and specifically in this case; maybe a swollen belly but certainly not "soft" looking muscles. Obviously that guy doesn't know much what he's talking about.

[bbmine]

Undigested fructose / water retention could be prevented by pulp free sipped orange juice ?

[dime]

Yes, unless you have the fructose malabsorption condition, then you really don't have much tolerance for fructose.

[bbmine]

what are symptoms of fructose malabsorption issues?

[dime]

If you don't know about it you don't have it ;)

[RRM]

Bloating, diarrhea and/or constipation, flatulence, stomach pain, vomiting, nausea, mental depression.
The method used for a clinical diagnosis is called a hydrogen breath test.