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If you made a peach smoothie out of nothing but pure peaches, it would be identical to eating the peaches, I'm sure. I am also not a nutritionist, but from my
by notshift 5y ago
If you made a peach smoothie out of nothing but pure peaches, it would be identical to eating the peaches, I'm sure.
I am also not a nutritionist, but from my reading processed foods are bad because (1) they just have far fewer nutrients, vitamins and minerals that our body needs to function, (2) the additives and chemicals that are added sometimes harm our body directly and/or require the body to dedicate resources towards removing, or (3) they harm our microbiome by feeding bad bacteria which similarly produce stuff that isn't good for your body and damaging the good bacteria which we need.
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- chadcmulligan 5y agoChemistry occurs at the surface of the food - if you have lumps of peaches in your stomach then they have to be digested, ie broken down. If you drink a smoothie then the surface area available to chemical reactions is a lot larger, so digestion happens quicker. Quicker digestion of sugars causes a larger insulin spike, which is bad. Also commercial smoothies usually have a lot more sugar and fat in them than you'd think, I know you said just blended peaches, but in reality everyone adds stuff to it.
- KMag 5y ago> If you made a peach smoothie out of nothing but pure peaches, it would be identical to eating the peaches, I'm sure. Faster absorption means higher peak serum glucose levels and higher amounts of insulin released. More insulin translates into more promotion of insulin resistance. IIRC, high serum glucose is also not good for your arterial lining.