Smoothies and fruit juices are a new risk to health, US scientists warn

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Smoothies and fruit juices are a new risk to health, US scientists warn



Smoothies and fruit juices are 'the next step in the evolution of the battle', says Barry Popkin. Photograph: Linda Nylind for the Guardian
Fruit juices and smoothies represent a new risk to our health because of the amount of sugar the apparently healthy drinks contain, warn the US scientists who blew the whistle on corn syrup in soft drinks a decade ago.

Barry Popkin and George Bray pointed the finger at high fructose corn syrup in soft drinks in 2004, causing a huge headache for the big manufacturers, including Coca-Cola and Pepsi.

"Smoothies and fruit juice are the new danger," said Popkin, a distinguished professor at the department of nutrition at the University of North Carolina, in an interview with the Guardian.

He added: "It's kind of the next step in the evolution of the battle. And it's a really big part of it because in every country they've been replacing soft drinks with fruit juice and smoothies as the new healthy beverage. So you will find that Coke and Pepsi have bought dozens [of fruit juice companies] around the globe."

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[holdencaulfield]

kain lang ng kain!
alam mo ba sa pagkain ang ikamamatay mo?

[Phoenix67]

Duda ko funded ng beverage company yung professor na yun..hehehe. Another black propaganda.

[uls]

the professor is speaking against Coca-Cola and Pepsi coz both companies have entered the smoothies market

In the UK, Coca-Cola owns Innocent smoothies while PepsiCo has Tropicana. Launching Tropicana smoothies in 2008, Pepsi's sales pitch was that the drink would help the nation to reach its five a day fruit and vegetable target. "Smoothies are one of the easiest ways to boost daily fruit intake as each 250ml portion contains the equivalent of 2 fruit portions," it said at the time.

[_Cathy_]

Any fruit juice that is bottled or canned can't be healthy for you. Even fresh smoothies (jamba juice or big chill etc) are full of calories.

I rarely drink bottled or canned fruit juice. I take it as a treat and never thought of it as a healthy drink.

[chrismarte]

^even del monte pineapple?

[shadow]

Any fruit juice that is bottled or canned can't be healthy for you. Even fresh smoothies (jamba juice or big chill etc) are full of calories.

I rarely drink bottled or canned fruit juice. I take it as a treat and never thought of it as a healthy drink.

Everything has calories naman talaga eh. But fresh juices and smoothies w/o the sugar syrup is fine.


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[CVT]

Everything in moderation

[Toniboy]

Tubig nalang


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[Mguy]

Tubig nalang


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Next thing you know, someone else would say water is bad for your health.

[_Cathy_]

Water is the best talaga

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[Monseratto]

Diabetes ang kalabasan... eat fruits, don't drink it.

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/n...ealth-science/

Science is finding more health benefits from blueberries—but raising more concerns about fruit juice. According to a new study by Harvard University researchers, eating whole fruits helps ward off diabetes, while drinking juice can actually raise the risk of developing the disease.

Blueberries had the strongest effect on cutting diabetes risk, followed by grapes and apples, especially when three or more servings a week were eaten. A standard serving of blueberries was half a cup.


Prunes, pears, bananas, and grapefruit also helped lower diabetes risk, while the other fruits did not.

The difference is something called polyphenols, said study co-author Qi Sun, an assistant professor of nutrition at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard School of Public Health. Some of these plant-based chemical compounds—including anthocyanins, chlorogenic acid, and resveratrol, all powerful antioxidants—may help the body process glucose. Blueberries, grapes, and apples are all rich in these beneficial polyphenols.

Consumption of fruit juices—including apple, orange, and grapefruit—not only failed to deliver the same benefits as whole fruit but even appeared to raise the risk of diabetes. People who drank at least one serving a day of juice had a 21 percent higher risk of developing diabetes than those who did not.

There are a few possible reasons, said Sun.

"During juicing processes, some phytochemicals and dietary fiber are lost,” said Sun. And since fluids are more rapidly absorbed than solids, drinking juice brings on a “more rapid and more dramatic glucose and insulin response” than eating whole fruits.

“Participants often are not aware of how much sugar is added to the juices that they typically drink.” But, he added, “One can reasonably assume that juices with added sugar may be more strongly associated with diabetes risk.”