"100% Fruit Juice" Is Soda's Wholesome-Looking Cousin
No fiber, all sugar, straight to your bloodstream.
"100% juice" and "no added sugar" make fruit juice feel like the healthy pour. Your blood sugar disagrees.
The fiber is gone
A whole orange comes with fiber that slows sugar down. Juice strips the fiber and leaves the sugar — so a glass of OJ can spike blood sugar about as fast as soda, just with more vitamins along for the ride.
Liquid calories don't fill you up
It takes several oranges to make one glass of juice. You'd never eat four oranges in a sitting, but you'll happily drink them — and feel no fuller afterward.
The move
Eat the fruit, don't drink it. If you love juice, treat it like a small treat, not a health drink — and keep the glass small.
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