“Carrots have too much sugar to be healthy.”
Strong confidence because whole carrots are low in energy, contain fiber and have no added sugar. Broader human evidence supports vegetable intake rather than treating naturally occurring sugar in a carrot as a metabolic hazard.
Carrots contain some natural sugar, but they are mostly water and also provide fiber and nutrients. Their sugar does not make them unhealthy.
Looking only at grams of sugar ignores the food's water, fiber, chewing and portion. A carrot is not metabolically equivalent to candy or soda.
Cooking can change texture and glucose response, but an ordinary serving still remains a vegetable, not a concentrated sugar source.
Can carrots support nutrition and fullness?
Yes. Carrots can add fiber, volume, beta-carotene and crunch for relatively few calories.
You do not need to limit carrots because they taste sweet.
Eat carrots raw or cooked in the way you enjoy, and judge the whole meal rather than fearing their natural sugar.