Juicy details – why fruit juices pose a hazard to our health
Posted on 10 November 2006
Fruit juices generally have a healthy reputation, and a lot of people see them as a decent swap for whole fruit. However, for a variety of reasons, fruit juice actually bears only a passing relationship to the from whence it came. One reason for this relates to the fact that many nutritious elements in the fruit can get left behind during the juicing process. Also, juicing makes the sugar in fruit more accessible to the body. This is important, because the sugar concentration of fruit juices is essentially the same as sugary soft drinks.
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Published November 10, 2006 . Filed under: Children's Health, Healthy Eating, Unhealthy Eating!, Weight Loss
Not only should water hydrate the body but it must mineralize and revitalize it as well. In addition water should help balance the ph of the body to make it alkaline for optimal health. Otherwise the body becomes acidic from fizzy drinks. Some of the symptoms associated with acidic conditions include weight loss problems, insomnia, water retention, arthritis, migraine headaches, constipation, colds, flu, stomach ulcers, acid reflux and even cancer. Many health experts agree that an overly acidic body greatly diminishes the effectiveness of your immune system and usually leads to disease.
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January 20, 2007 @ 7:59 am
The only way I can get my 5 year old daughter to eat a range of fruit is to blend it into a smoothie each morning. It’s not juiced so all the fruit is used up in the drink and it’s made fresh every morning. Is this any better?
February 15, 2007 @ 2:02 pm
Yes, Christy, I think smoothies are a better choice than fruit juice, and almost certainly better than fruit at all! Perhaps think about adding some water to reduce the sugariness of the smoothie.
February 15, 2007 @ 9:11 pm