Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 No. Raw fruit juice is always healthier than pasteurized. Heat processing destroys a significant portion of the nutrients found in raw juice.
#2: Is the Bisphenol-A chemical in the plastic containers used with fruit juices a threat to my health?
A small threat, perhaps, but the health benefits of drinking superfruit juices greatly outweigh the health risks of plastics chemicals. Still, it's better to drink such juices from glass containers, not plastic.
#3: Are organic fruit juices healthier than non-organic?
Yes! |
| Reconstituted fruit juice is never as nutritionally potent as fresh fruit juice.
There is also no requirement that juice companies list the country of origin for their juice concentrates. For all you know, they may have been imported from China or some other country famous for exporting contaminated products.
#6: What are the ingredients to watch out for on superfruit juice labels? |
Mike Adams
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 Sweetened with fruit juice" products like jellies
Watch out for products that claim to be made with "no added sugar" or "sweetened with fruit juice." Just because something is sweetened with fruit juice doesn't mean it isn't a high-carbohydrate product. fruit juice, by any measure, has a high glycemic index and counts as a high-impact carbohydrate. While fruit juice may be slightly healthier for you than refined white sugar, it has virtually the same effect on your blood sugar and insulin response. Therefore, avoid products that are sweetened with fruit juice. |
Jonny Bowden, M.A., C.N.S.
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 Repeat After Me: fruit juice Is Not—and Never Was—a Health Food
One of the many triumphs of marketing by the giant food conglomerates was convincing America that fruit juice is good for you. There are ads that proclaim proudly that some stupid sugar-laden soft drink is actually 10 percent real fruit juice. fruit juice is not fruit (and for carb addicts, even fruit itself has to be watched, at least in the beginning). fruit juice is plain and simple junk food. |
Mike Adams
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| Just because something is sweetened with fruit juice doesn't mean it isn't a high-carbohydrate product. fruit juice, by any measure, has a high glycemic index and counts as a high-impact carbohydrate. While fruit juice may be slightly healthier for you than refined white sugar, it has virtually the same effect on your blood sugar and insulin response. Therefore, avoid products that are sweetened with fruit juice.
Simultaneously, another ingredient frequently used by food manufacturers to avoid listing sugar on the label is "evaporated cane juice. |
Andreas Moritz
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 If you use fruit juice, make sure it is freshly prepared and not older than one hour (best diluted with water). Packaged fruit juices are pasteurized, which makes them acid-forming, deprives them of natural enzymes, and depletes the body of important minerals and vitamins. Many brands contain artificial sweeteners, which dehydrate the body and may damage the brain, nervous system and immune system. It is preferable to eat one kind of fruit at a time.
Fruit or fruit juices should always be taken on an empty stomach. |
Connie Bennett, C.H.H.C. with Stephen T. Sinatra, M.D.
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 Here are the most popular sweeteners used in foods today:
High-fructose corn syrup
Sucrose
Brown sugar
Crystalline fructose Molasses Maple syrup
Corn syrup Invert sugar Dextrose
Fruit juice concentrates
Honey Rice syrup
High-maltose corn syrup Barley-malt syrup Powdered sugar Cane juice Inulin syrup Chicory syrup Tapioca syrup
(concentrated fruit juice) Raw sugar Maltodextrin* Turbinado sugar Sugar alcohols or polyols*
WHAT ARE SOME FOODS THAT I CAN EAT TO COMBAT MY SUGAR CRAVINGS?
One of the best ways to beat cravings is to begin your day with a nourishing breakfast, experts insist. |
Elson M. Haas, M.D.
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 Children may drink a lot of fruit juice, more than adults, who are more given to coffee, tea, or alcoholic beverages, though soda pops have replaced some of the more natural fruit juices in young people as well. Fruit juices are still useful, nourishing, and often a good way to obtain the concentrated juice of several pieces of fruit at one sitting.
Vegetable Juices. These are similar to fruit juices except that they are, of course, the extracted liquids of various vegetables. These are also liquids with concentrated nourishment, even more than the fruit juices. |
Ron Garner
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 A healthy regimen of juicing would include a full glass of fruit juice and another of vegetable juice each day. For correcting more serious health problems, more can be consumed in lieu of solid food. For serious illnesses, a total juice diet for one week to one month or longer is sometimes recommended, but this should be done in consultation with a health practitioner. fruit juice should be limited to no more than two glasses daily. Vegetable juice should comprise the majority of juice consumed. |
Gary Null and Amy McDonald
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 From the figures I've seen, fruit and fruit juice tend to be more highly contaminated with pesticide residues than other classes of foods. Children eat more fruit and drink by far more fruit juice than adults. From this source alone, they could very easily ingest toxic levels of pesticide residues."
The third aspect of treatment is nutritional supplementation. "For practically all children, we recommend a high-quality hypoallergenic multiple vitamin," Dr. Buttram says. "We use one by Klaire Labs, which makes vitamins separate from minerals. We don't recommend giving large doses. |
Jonny Bowden, M.A., C.N.S.
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| There are ads that proclaim proudly that some stupid sugar-laden soft drink is actually 10 percent real fruit juice. fruit juice is not fruit (and for carb addicts, even fruit itself has to be watched, at least in the beginning). fruit juice is plain and simple junk food. It's loaded with sugar, it has none of the fiber of real fruit, it has a high glycemic load, and it contributes absolutely nothing of value to your diet except for a few measly vitamins that you can easily get elsewhere.
Eat Protein at Every Meal
Every single meal should have protein in it. |
Russell L. Blaylock, M.D.
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 What about fruit juices? fruit juice provides many health benefits, since juicing releases numerous flavonoids and health-promoting phytochemicals. The problem is that many commercial brands are made with water containing fluoride, and some, like grape juice, may have extremely high levels of fluoride. Juices are also high in sugar, and many industrial processors will add extra sugar to satisfy the kiddies. Some products have other ingredients that may do harm, but since they have been inadequately tested, we may never know. It is best to make your own orange juice or other fruit juices. |
Dr. Steven R. Gundry
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 You've been assured for years that fruit juice is a convenient way of getting those pesky five servings of fruits and vegetables each day, but, sorry to say, you've been duped. Ask any diabetic who has to take insulin shots what she should do when she has an attack of low blood sugar. That's right, drink OJ. It, or any fruit juice for that matter, will raise your blood sugar so fast and so high that I couldn't put a tourniquet around your arm, find a vein, and inject 50 percent dextrose into you any faster. Once again, if your blood
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Caldwell B. Esselstyn, Jr., M.D.
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 Do not drink fruit juice. (It is fine to eat fruit, or to use small amounts of fruit juice in recipes or to flavor beverages.)
9. Do not eat any nuts (although if you have no heart disease, you can occasionally have walnuts).
10. Do not eat avocados. That includes guacamole!
11. Do not eat coconut.
12. Eat soy products cautiously. Many are highly processed and high in fat. Use "light" tofu. Avoid soy cheese, which almost always contains oil and casein.
13. Read The China Study, by T. Colin Campbell with Thomas M. Campbell II (BenBella Books). |
James Dowd and Diane Stafford
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 That means 100 percent fruit juices only; fruit-flavored drinks are not fruit juice.
9. Vegetables: The veggie group encompasses all kinds of fresh or frozen vegetables. If you regularly eat canned vegetables, including canned tomatoes, you must answer "yes" to the following question regarding salt because of the salt they contain.
Check a box on the following worksheet for every serving you consumed in the past twenty-four hours.
DIETARY ACID
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WORKSHEET
Acid Foods
Cereal
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Total x 8 =
Bread
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Total x 2 =
Pasta
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Total x 6 =
Meat/fish
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Connie Bennett, C.H.H.C. with Stephen T. Sinatra, M.D.
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| Carbohydrate Malabsorption Following fruit juice Ingestion in Young Children." Pediatrics, July 1988, 64-68.
International Food Information Council. "Sugar and Low-Calorie Sweeteners." www.ific.org/nutrition/ sugars/index.cfm.
International Jelly and Preserve Association. "How Fruitspreads Measure Up." http://www.jelly.org/ spreadcalc.html.
KidsHealth. "Figuring Out Food Labels." http://kidshealth.org/kid/stay_healthy/food/labels.html (accessed January 11, 2005).
Kraft Foods website. "Low-Fat Wheat Thins—Nutrition Information." http://www.kraftfoods .com/main.aspx? |
Marshall Editions
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 Children can get diarrhea from having too much fruit, fruit juice, or cold foods and drinks.
• Unpleasant-smelling stools
• Stomach cramps
• Bloating and flatulence
• Nausea and vomiting
• Fever
• Dehydration—symptoms include small amounts of dark urine, drowsiness, and thirst. Dehydration as a result of diarrhea is a particular risk for young children and the elderly
SYMPTOMS
TREATMENT GOAL
• Loose, watery stools/liquid feces
• Frequent bowel movements
• Loss of appetite
To establish the cause of the diarrhea and take measures to control symptoms and rehydrate the body. |
Connie Bennett, C.H.H.C. with Stephen T. Sinatra, M.D.
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| In Food Trends, edited by George Wright, November 2004.
-. "Fruit Juice Concentrate Consumption in the Americas and Europe."
Block, Gladys. "Foods Contributing to Energy Intake in the U.S.: Data from NHANES III and NHANES 1999-2000." Journal of Food Composition and Analysis 17, no. 3-4 (2004): 439-47.
Brownell, Kelly D. Food Fight: The Inside Story of the Food Industry, America's Obesity Crisis, and What We Can Do about It. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2004.
Cooper, Gail. "Refined Tastes: Sugar, Confectionery, and Consumers in Nineteenth-Century America." Business History Review: Spring 2004. |
| IF MY KIDS ARE GOING TO QUIT DRINKING SOFT DRINKS, IS fruit juice A BETTER CHOICE?
Actually, a number of health experts say that whole fresh fruits, preferably those low in natural sugars such as apples, strawberries, and blueberries, are always preferable to juice, because they contain nutrients, antioxidants, and fiber, the last of which slows the rate at which your blood sugar is raised. |
Marshall Editions
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| Avoid or reduce fruits and avoid fruit juice altogether. Most fruits and all fruits juices are too high in sugar and fuel yeast. Drink 10 glasses of water a day to assist in flushing out yeast toxins. Drink two glasses a day of a green drink made from spirulina, wheat grass, and barley grass powder. These substances will help raise your immunity levels and feed healthy bacteria.
Topical: Tea tree oil has antifungal properties and can be applied directly to the infected area. If the toenail is infected, cut the nail back as much as possible and apply pure tea tree oil to the infected area. |
| An ice cold fruit juice popsicle can be an effective temporary anesthetic.
Supplements: Take 500-1,000 mg of vitamin C every four hours until symptoms subside to support the immune system. Take 1,000 mg of bioflavonoids in two 500 mg doses a day. Bioflavonoids work synergistically with vitamin C and have immune-enhancing properties. Zinc also supports the immune system and may have some antiviral properties. Take 25 mg in lozenges every day for one week. |
| Soups and fruit juice ice pops can be soothing, and can be fed to a child throughout the day instead of solid food. Eliminate fats while the child is sick as they are extremely difficult to digest with this condition.
Supplements: Vitamin C supports the immune system and helps fight infection. Give a child 200 mg three times a day. Children can also take 10 mg of zinc a day to help boost the immune system and promote healing. Quercetin has anti-inflammatory and antiviral properties. Give a child 500 mg a day. |
Ron Garner
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| For serious illnesses, a total juice diet for one week to one month or longer is sometimes recommended, but this should be done in consultation with a health practitioner. fruit juice should be limited to no more than two glasses daily. Vegetable juice should comprise the majority of juice consumed.
An excellent combination for nutrition and for deacidifying the body is 80% carrot, plus celery, parsley, beet, and fresh ginger. ? A similar combination is carrot, celery, parsley, plus spinach for its iron content. |
Dr. Steven R. Gundry
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| Continue to steer clear of all "Killer Fruits" (page 67), which tend to hail from the tropics, and fruit juice. (See Tropical Sugar Bombs on page 104.) As long as weight loss continues at a steady pound a week or you're already at your optimal weight, you can enjoy fruit in moderation. Overdo it and weight loss will halt or even reverse. If so, simply cut back on portions or wait a few more weeks before trying again.
THE RETURN OF "BROWN" FOODS
You may also add up to a 1/2-cup serving of cooked whole grains or legumes from the "brown" foods list on page 68 per day. But you need not do so. |
| It, or any fruit juice for that matter, will raise your blood sugar so fast and so high that I couldn't put a tourniquet around your arm, find a vein, and inject 50 percent dextrose into you any faster. Once again, if your blood
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Fran is one of my health-nut patients. A slim 64-year-old, she worked out regularly and had the muscles to prove it. She was a vegetarian who believed that humans are designed to eat primarily fruit, and did she ever, consuming five to ten servings a day. |
| Drinking any fruit juice is like drinking liquid sugar. myth: Whole grains, particularly oatmeal, are heart healthy. reality: Eating ground-up grains is like consuming sugar. myth: Three square meals is the way to go. reality: Five smaller meals or three meals and two snacks help control hunger throughout the day. myth: Because bananas contain potassium, you should eat them if you have heart problems. reality: A ripe banana's starch instantly converts to sugar in your bloodstream, making it the ultimate heart-unhealthy fruit. (A green banana is a different story. |
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