Fruit Juice Health Warning
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Fruit juice health warning. Her comments follow a similar warning in september by two us. They point out that fruit juices are helping fuel sharp rises in obesity rates type 2 diabetes and heart disease. Figures published this week showed britain now consumes 2 2 billion litres of juice drinks a year around 36 litres for every man woman and child.
A high intake of fruits and vegetables is essential for optimal health. A typical teenager consumes 40 per cent more sugar than they should. Star fruit warning is star fruit is dangerous to eat.
This product has not been pasteurized and therefore may contain harmful bacteria that can cause serious illness in children the elderly and persons with weakened immune systems. When you purchase through links on our. More than 80 percent of parents of children age 3 and younger give their kids fruit juice at least sometimes a recent consumer reports survey of 3 002 parents found.
Department of agriculture recommends a minimum of 1 1 2 to 2 cups of fruit per day for women and 2 cups for men and a cup of 100 percent fruit juice can count as one of your fruit servings. 11 23 est 1 march 2010. Who exposed the health.
By sophie borland for the daily mail updated. Harmful chemicals found in fruit juice drinks kasie davies march 2 2010 8 50 am. Thus frequent fruit juice consumption may be contributing to excessive sugar intake typical of the western population exacerbating the prevalence of hypertension high blood pressure and.
Fruit juices and smoothies may seem to be a healthy choice but dieticians are warning people not to drink too many. Fruit juice isn t the same as intact fruit and it has got as much sugar as many classical sugar drinks.