Fruit Juice – Negative effects?

Fruit Juice – Negative effects?
Fruits in their natural forms are good for you. People who eat lots of fruits have fewer weight problems and less diabetes than people who don’t. However, fruit juices, including orange and grapefruit juice, are another story, even if they contain no added sugar. Although fruit juice doesn’t raise blood sugar quite as much as soda or sweetened fruit drinks do, research has linked regular consumption of fruit juice to obesity and diabetes.

Why would fruit in its natural form be good for you but fruit juice be harmful? Most of the sugar in a piece of fruit is in the juice. The squeezing process extracts the sugar from several pieces of fruit and puts it all in one serving of juice. In a sense, then, fruit juice is a sugar sweetened beverage. The juice making process also removes soluble fiber, which slows the absorption of sugar. Thus, the glycemic load of juice is always higher than that of the intact fruit. In addition, fruit juice, like soda, contains fructose, which glycemic load measurement don’t detect.

Although fruit juice raises blood glucose more than whole fruit does, it has less of an appetite satisfying effect. Like other sugar sweetened beverage, it adds to the calories provided by other foods, rather than replacing them. Orange juice, in particular, is a problem. It’s the major source of glucose and raises the risk of diabetes and obesity. The advice is to drink fruit juice only to satisfy a craving for something tangy and never to quench your thirst.
Fruit Juice – Negative effects?

Vitamin in Fresh Juices

Vitamin in Fresh Juices
Vitamins are organic compounds, effective in minute amounts, that the body cannot manufacture on its own. They are used as fuel to energize essential process such as metabolism growth and repair.

Fresh juices are excellent sources not only of vitamins, but of a host of other important nutrients, as well. Incorporated into a balanced, whole foods diet, fresh juices will provide more than adequate supply of vitamins and nutrients to maintain optimal health. And unlike synthetic supplements, fresh squeezed juices will do this without danger of toxicity, build-up, or imbalance.

Vitamin A in fresh juices
Vitamin A (retinol) promotes normal growth and development, fosters proper eyesight, maintains clear, healthy skin, and has been linked to cancer prevention. Fresh carrot or green juices contain an abundance of pro-vitamin A (beta carotene). Pro-vitamin A is easily converted to usable vitamin A in the liver. Unlike synthetic vitamin A, which is toxic in high doses, pro-vitamin A from food source is safe even in large amounts.

Vitamin B in fresh juices
The vitamin B complex is a group of vitamins that works together to help the body digest and use the energy in carbohydrates. B complex also promotes resistance to infection. Components of B complexes are: vitamin B-1 (thiamine), vitamin B-2 (riboflavin), vitamin B-3 (niacin), vitamin B-5 (pyridoxine), vitamin B-12 (cobalamine), biotin, choline, folic acid, inositol, PABA, and pantothenic acid. Whole grains are among the best natural sources of B complex vitamins. But fresh juices especially green and spout juices and citrus juices made with a higher-speed juicer contain significant amounts of B complex vitamins as well.
Vitamin in Fresh Juices

Papaya Juice

Papaya Juice
The outer skin of a papaya turns yellow or orange when it is ripe, and the flesh becomes sweet and soft. To prepare them for juicing, cut in half, scoop out the seeds and discard and then scoop out the flesh, throwing the skins away. Then run the flesh through juicer. The papaya can be blended with other fresh juices. Or if to make plain papaya juice, simply blend two to four ounces of water with the flesh of one medium sized papaya.

Papaya is rich in vitamins A and C, and contains small amounts of the minerals calcium, chlorine, iron, phosphorus, potassium, silicon and sodium. Its nutritional highlight is its enzymes, specifically papain, a protein digestant. It is also endowed with the abundance of energy-boosting natural sugars when ripe. Papaya juice strengthens the body’s blood coagulating ability. It is a fine laxative, appetite stimulant, and cleanser of the kidneys, liver, and intestines.
Papaya Juice

Starfruit Juice

Starfruit Juice
Biting into a juicy and citrusy piece of starfruit is like sipping a very light lemonade. The fruit can be used to make amazing salads because of its crisp texture and is too often overlooked by people who other treasure the flavor and aromas of Asia.

To discover this interesting fruit, look for ten elongated yellow green cylinders up to five inches (13 cm) in length with five prominent ridges along its length which turns yellow as it ripens. There are two main types of starfruit grown in Asia. The tiny variety called belimbing is about the thickness and length of a finger, and is very sour and commonly used to flavor fish and shrimp dishes. The larger variety is eaten as a table fruit or added to light salads, especially in Malaysia.

Starfruit is enjoyed as a desert fruit, used to make juice or in salads, with star-shape slices scattered beautifully among the other fruit and vegetable pieces. The star-shaped slices also make a decorative garnish. Starfruit juice is best served with a dash of fresh lime juice. Rich in vitamin C and A, it is believed to be a good cure for hangovers.
Starfruit Juice