Mainstream health professionals and current government guidelines recommend a restriction of two servings of fruit per day. There are concerns that the natural sugar in fruit may be detrimental to…
In the nutritional sense, it is more useful to refer to carbohydrates as refined or unrefined rather than simple or complex. (read more..) The distinction between refined carbohydrates and unrefined…
High fructose diet is detrimental to our health, especially when its main sources are sweetened beverages, fruit juices and foods with added sugar. Although eating whole fruit is not known…
Although fruit juices are generally a good source of micronutrients and phytochemicals, the negative effects of the high concentrations of sugars they contain outweigh the benefits these nutrients may contribute.
The idea that a fruit juice is healthy was born from misinterpreting the dietary guidelines that recommend 2 whole fruit per day. Fruit juice companies saw the opportunity to market…
