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Grapes (and especially grape juice!) are probably not much better. They wouldn’t have the carcinogenic alcohol, but they have enormous amounts of sugar, which c
by orev 6y ago
Grapes (and especially grape juice!) are probably not much better. They wouldn’t have the carcinogenic alcohol, but they have enormous amounts of sugar, which causes its own large set of health problems.
- henearkr 6y agoIf you avoid other sugars in your diet, in particular added sugars like the ones you can find in pastries, syrups, etc., I'd say that by consuming a moderate amount of fruits every day you're safe. Grape or grape juice contain also fibers, that regulate many effects of sugars. But if you really want to play safe, at the cost of more energy-intensive processing to produce it, you can go for resveratrol supplements in capsules.
- biolurker1 6y agoFructose from fruits is not considered bad unless you have a source
- henearkr 6y agoI think that the precise reason is that when it comes from fruits fructose is always accompanied by fibers, even in juices. Purified fructose is probably not very good.