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I have a feeling that that is because refined sugar is absorbed in a different manner than the sugar in juice. Just speculation though.

brianwawok 8y ago
You can "prove" this by looking at the glycemic index. Glycemic index is not a napkin math thing, its done by making people eat or drink something and watching what their blood sugar does. A raw orange is 31-40. Orange juice is 46-54. Coca-cola is 63. I think juice may be a _LITTLE_ better than soda. I still choose to drink neither, and think I am better off for it.
- ZeroFries 8y ago
  Right, fruit > juice > soda, and the gap between juice and soda is as high or higher than the gap between fruit and juice. To say juice is only a little better than fruit is to say fruit is only a little better than juice. If you have access to fresh fruit, great, but not everyone does and having juice might be better than no fruit products at all.
- rsync 8y ago
  "I think juice may be a _LITTLE_ better than soda. I still choose to drink neither, and think I am better off for it." You're making a very good choice. I would encourage you and others to consider the raw oranges 31-40 GI as, itself, very high and akin to something like dessert or a special treat. Or, to expand on what a child of your post expressed: soda < juice < fruit < ... < ... < vegetables/nuts
  - caf 8y ago
    It depends on the fruit / vegetable. Some fruits like avocadoes and olives have very low GI and some vegetables like potatoes have very high GI.
- throwaway415415 8y ago
  It's stupid honestly, fruit juice are healthy in normal quantity. Like everything don't abuse it.
  - CyberDildonics 8y ago
    Just like alchohol, but that's not how people think of the juice they buy at the grocery store.
    - throwaway415415 8y ago
      Maybe in the US. But I've never heard about abusing fruit juice before moving here.
      - vertline3 8y ago
        I Just look at total g of sugar and total calories.
      - brianwawok 8y ago
        Most countries don’t have the sugar most Americans do in their daily diet. Look at the sugar in white bread.....

brianwawok 8y ago

You can "prove" this by looking at the glycemic index. Glycemic index is not a napkin math thing, its done by making people eat or drink something and watching what their blood sugar does. A raw orange is 31-40. Orange juice is 46-54. Coca-cola is 63. I think juice may be a _LITTLE_ better than soda. I still choose to drink neither, and think I am better off for it.

ZeroFries 8y ago
Right, fruit > juice > soda, and the gap between juice and soda is as high or higher than the gap between fruit and juice. To say juice is only a little better than fruit is to say fruit is only a little better than juice. If you have access to fresh fruit, great, but not everyone does and having juice might be better than no fruit products at all.
rsync 8y ago
"I think juice may be a _LITTLE_ better than soda. I still choose to drink neither, and think I am better off for it." You're making a very good choice. I would encourage you and others to consider the raw oranges 31-40 GI as, itself, very high and akin to something like dessert or a special treat. Or, to expand on what a child of your post expressed: soda < juice < fruit < ... < ... < vegetables/nuts
- caf 8y ago
  It depends on the fruit / vegetable. Some fruits like avocadoes and olives have very low GI and some vegetables like potatoes have very high GI.
throwaway415415 8y ago
It's stupid honestly, fruit juice are healthy in normal quantity. Like everything don't abuse it.
- CyberDildonics 8y ago
  Just like alchohol, but that's not how people think of the juice they buy at the grocery store.
  - throwaway415415 8y ago
    Maybe in the US. But I've never heard about abusing fruit juice before moving here.
    - vertline3 8y ago
      I Just look at total g of sugar and total calories.
    - brianwawok 8y ago
      Most countries don’t have the sugar most Americans do in their daily diet. Look at the sugar in white bread.....