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I just watched a documentary where Lustig said sugar in fruit is fine because the fibre in the fruit means you absorb the sugar over a period of time, meaning t

• siquick 9y ago
  No citation available, but I see far more people drinking fruit juice than I do eating fruit with the skin/fibre still intact.
  • buttcoinslol 9y ago
    Roughly 25 years ago when I was a kid, I remember drinking orange juice out of small 4" glasses with oranges on the side at diners and in homes. These glasses hold about 6 oz of juice, which is about 85 calories. These glasses have been replaced by much larger ones. These days a 'small' juice is 12-16 oz, or 150-200 calories, which is just as bad as pop. Portion sizes are growing with the collective waistline of America.
  • woodandsteel 9y ago
    Fruit juice is no better than soda pop.
    • brewdad 9y ago
      At least fruit juice has some nutritional value. You're right though that it still isn't a "healthy" choice.