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Fruit juice, should we include it in our diet or not?

Anything that says "juice drink" on it isn't pure fruit juice - avoid!

12-Sep-2019

Key points from article :

Premature death in those eating five to seven portions fruit a day are 30% less than those eating none.

Fruit juice despite containing all the vitamins, doesn't contain a fiber.

Food4Me study revealed that lower weight was associated with a greater intake of fruits and fruit juice.

Drinking citrus or other fruit juices was associated with a lower risk of coronary heart disease.

National nutritional survey in the US found that adults who drink pure juice were at a lower risk of obesity.

Study of nearly 200,000 people found that drinking sugar-sweetened fruit juice increased the risk of diabetes.

More studies were published in Nutrition Reviews journal and PubMed Central (NCBI).

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