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Thursday, May 10, 2007

Pure Juice Doesn't Cause Weight Gain

For years, there's been a commonly held belief that 100% fruit juice (possibly because of its high sugar content) increased the risk for weight gain among children. But the U.S. National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey has shown that not to be true.
"In fact, children aged two to three who drank the most juice were nearly three times less likely to be overweight than children who drank no juice at all."
Kids who drank 100% fruit juice also consumed higher amounts of vitamin C, potassium, riboflavin, and magnesium. They were also more likely to consume whole fruit than kids who drank very little, or no, fruit juice. Read more at CTV.ca.

Labels: nutrition, weight_gain, junk_food

Posted By: Aspen Education Group