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The disagreement of opinions concerning fruit juice

Take a little amount of juice from fruit, then add sugar, that's how you get "fruit juice"

13-Sep-2019

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Healthy diet includes five portions of fruit and vegetables a day.

Study presented by Global Burden of Disease mentioned that a poor diet is responsible for 1 in 5 deaths.

Research has shown that drinking pure juice can be good for us.

Lower weight was associated with a greater intake of fruits, vegetables, fruit juice according to Food4Me study.

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

On the other hand, fruit juice contains naturally occurring sugar and increases the risk of obesity.

240ml serving of Sunny Delight contains 14 grams of sugar and only 13% fruit juice from concentrate.

Healthy fibre of fruits is lost during most juicing.

The study was published in European Journal of Clinical Nutrition (EJCN).

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David Benton

Professor of Psychology at Swansea University.

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition (EJCN)

Open access journal delivering informaton in the field of Human and Clinical Nutrition.

Swansea University

Public research university located in Swansea, Wales

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Diet and Nutrition