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It was a sad day for me when I realized that a glass of orange juice(or any juice in general) isn't much better for your health than a can of soda and probably
by BoneShard 5mo ago
It was a sad day for me when I realized that a glass of orange juice(or any juice in general) isn't much better for your health than a can of soda and probably even worse than diet/zero coke.
- Noumenon72 5mo agoI love cutting grapefruit in half and digging out chunks because at the end you get to drink grapefruit juice the way it was intended, as a reward for eating grapefruit.
- pfannkuchen 5mo agoDo you eat the seeds and poop them out somewhere nice? I think that’s what the grapefruit intended.
- thatguy0900 5mo agoYou could make the argument that the grapefruit succeeded in its intention already, by being so good that humanity tends and manages whole groves of grapefruit trees
- dylan604 5mo agoNo that's silly. Everyone knows that when you eat a seed like that, the plant grows in your belly.
- mindslight 5mo agofun fact: be careful if you're on any medications.
- hedora 5mo agoMost artificial sweeteners have metabolic side effects, and lead to weight gain. You’re probably better off drinking cane sugar soda because it is more filling than HFCS soda. Anyway orange juice is probably better still. At least it has some vitamin C and maybe trace fiber in it.
- jpfromlondon 5mo agono metabolic effects from sweeteners, wish you lot would stop moving the goalposts on why sweeteners are unhealthy: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12098100/ https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12098100/
- hedora 5mo agoThe abstract says the study is useless: > However, given this study applied a heterogeneous ASB formula, it could not adequately consider the role of specific artificial sweeteners. Further research is needed to evaluate the potential effect of different artificial sweeteners and their doses on health.
- jpfromlondon 5mo agoit's also not the only study, just one example, besides that's standard boilerplate CE so as not to assume liability.
- Tagbert 5mo agoSimilar to the reports that talk about health problems with sweeteners. Not enough good data to be informative and actionable.
- m3047 5mo agoThis just in, licorice kills dogs. Once in a while it kills people too. (affects insulin production, and aldosterone causing blood pressure effects then downstream effects on blood potassium and kidneys)
- lotsofpulp 5mo ago
- baron816 5mo agoThis is what happened to me. I would guzzle orange juice. I couldn’t start a day unless I had a giant glass of it. Then I found out that it was just all sugar and not much else. I don’t think I’ve had a glass of the stuff in over a decade.
- traderj0e 5mo agoThey advertise vitamin C, but that's in tons of other things. Even used as a preservative.
- bena 5mo agoYes, the way I've heard it put is eating an orange is fine, but drinking a glass of juice is like eating an entire orchard.
- triceratops 5mo agoWhat if you make fresh squeezed OJ at home, eat the leftover pulp and skins first, and then drink the juice? I wonder if that has the same glycemic impact as eating an orange.
- nslsm 5mo agoWhy not just eat the orange. I can't be the only one who finds eating the pulp alone icky. Like chewing on a damp rag.
- triceratops 5mo agoHow do you put vodka into an orange?
- dredmorbius 5mo agoOpen the orange, remove the giraffe, put in the vodka. (Variation on: <https://www.smart-words.org/jokes/giraffe-refrigerator-elephant.html https://www.smart-words.org/jokes/giraffe-refrigerator-eleph...>.) Alternatively, use an apple-corer to breach the peel, pour in a shot of vodka, and drink with a straw, much as with watermelon: <https://www.thespruceeats.com/vodka-watermelon-recipe-4175568 https://www.thespruceeats.com/vodka-watermelon-recipe-417556...>.
- nslsm 5mo agoThe Irishman taught me how to put vodka into a watermelon.
- orev 5mo agoThe juice is still much less healthy. It’s the act of having your guts extract the nutrients that makes fruit healthy, because it reduces how quickly your body absorbs it. Once you make it into juice (or a smoothie) by mechanically digesting it prior to consumption, you’ve removed the need for that.
- wao0uuno 5mo ago
- imtringued 5mo agoOrange juice is indeed pretty terrible stuff. Critic acid is probably the most potent tooth eroding dietary acid you can put in your mouth. This means anything lemon based is out, even sparkling water with lemon flavor. Orange juice is also out simply because of the sheer quantity. Sugar based soda is terrible because it leads to oral dysbiosis, which is the leading cause of caries (bacterial acids) and gum disease. If you have persistent bad breath or bitterness in your mouth, you will probably need a probiotic treatment. But here is the kicker: Diet soda is even more acidic than regular soda! Worse, avoid anything with orange or lemon added to it. Although drinking water is the best thing you can do for your teeth, this doesn't mean you have to give up on juice or soda. It just means you should never drink juice or soda on its own. Always drink it in combination with a meal to soak up the acids. No matter what you eat, you should always wash it down with plain water.