Fruits contain dietary fiber and potassium. Both are nutrients Americans tend to consume not quite enough of [1,2]. Both help to mitigate the physiologic disord

Fruits contain dietary fiber and potassium. Both are nutrients Americans tend to consume not quite enough of [1,2]. Both help to mitigate the physiologic disorders (hypertension [3], diabetes [4]) associated with sugar consumption [5]. In addition, fruit contains vitamin C, which reduces uric acid [6]; the detrimental effect of fructose on hypertension is thought to be mediated by uric acid [5]. Consumption of fruits, even moderate amounts of juices, is associated with reduced risk of CVD [7]. 1: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212267212001311 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221226721... 2: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6181280/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6181280/ 3: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11906-011-0197-8 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11906-011-0197-8 4: https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJM200005113421903 https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJM200005113421903 5: https://academic.oup.com/ajcn/article/86/4/899/4649308?login=true https://academic.oup.com/ajcn/article/86/4/899/4649308?login... 6: https://www.jrheum.org/content/35/9/1853.short https://www.jrheum.org/content/35/9/1853.short 7: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/british-journal-of-nutrition/article/pure-fruit-juice-and-fruit-consumption-and-the-risk-of-cardiovascular-diseases-the-epicnl-study/BC762A823262D074D07CD369CBB9005C https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/british-journal-of-n...