The article mentions that the fiber helps counteract the affect - it doesn’t go into it, but fiber slows down the release of the sugar into your system which causes a moderated response.
Fruit juice on the other hand is not healthy. It’s delicious and I happily drink it in moderation, but it is not good for you.
Juice is a processed food that is high in fructose, which means in addition to general sugar spike issues, you have the fructose-specific problems that the article discusses. The fiber in an unprocessed fruit causes a slower digestion of the sugars which levels out the response and minimizes many of the negative effects.
Maybe not bad, but I (not a dietician) would say it’s unhealthy for frequent/regular consumption. My understanding is that even the affect of the pulp in high-pulp juices is negligent, because the sugars are already freed from the fiber so it doesn’t slow the digestion of them very much.
I personally aim for under 10g refined sugar / day and find that works well for me. If juice is something that is important to you, a glass a couple times a week is probably fine. Drinking it with or shortly after a meal might help by slowing digestion.
I used to drink orange juice every day - it’s so good … but after stopping and starting many times, I realized how much worse I feel when I’m less disciplined about sugar. My doctor was actually suggesting I consider surgery to relieve pain in my wrists, but I’ve been largely pain free since I started watching sugar intake (~8 years).
The article mentions that the fiber helps counteract the affect - it doesn’t go into it, but fiber slows down the release of the sugar into your system which causes a moderated response.
Fruit juice on the other hand is not healthy. It’s delicious and I happily drink it in moderation, but it is not good for you.
How is fruit juice unhealthy?
Juice is a processed food that is high in fructose, which means in addition to general sugar spike issues, you have the fructose-specific problems that the article discusses. The fiber in an unprocessed fruit causes a slower digestion of the sugars which levels out the response and minimizes many of the negative effects.
So even 100% pure squeezed juice is bad?
Treat drinking any kind of juice - even orange juice - as if you are splurging on a dessert. That’s the best way to frame it as part of your diet
Screwdrivers are a sometimes food.
Yeh juice is just a softdrink with a good marketing team (fruit). Fruit is good though, save yourself the effort of juicing it :)
Maybe not bad, but I (not a dietician) would say it’s unhealthy for frequent/regular consumption. My understanding is that even the affect of the pulp in high-pulp juices is negligent, because the sugars are already freed from the fiber so it doesn’t slow the digestion of them very much.
I personally aim for under 10g refined sugar / day and find that works well for me. If juice is something that is important to you, a glass a couple times a week is probably fine. Drinking it with or shortly after a meal might help by slowing digestion.
I used to drink orange juice every day - it’s so good … but after stopping and starting many times, I realized how much worse I feel when I’m less disciplined about sugar. My doctor was actually suggesting I consider surgery to relieve pain in my wrists, but I’ve been largely pain free since I started watching sugar intake (~8 years).
Try fruit nectars. The entire fruit is used and water is added to dilute the puree to a more liquid state.
Just make sure there’s a bathroom available if you want to try prune nectar.
Yuck.
Peach, apricot, apple, pear…
Who was the sadist that created that?