Drinking one glass or more of 100% fruit juice each day is associated with weight gain in children and adults, according to a new analysis of 42 previous studies.
The research, published Tuesday in JAMA Pediatrics, found a positive association between drinking 100% fruit juice and BMI — a calculation that takes into account weight and height — among kids. It also found an association between daily consumption of 100% fruit juice with weight gain among adults.
100% fruit juice was defined as fruit juices with no added sugar.
2010 called, they said “duh”
This is why my kids don’t get juice or soda other than special occasions. They get full fat milk twice a day and water all day long.
The article doesn’t accurately represent the study. The harm isn’t in any amount of fruit juice like it is with corn syrup and fake sugars, it’s in multiple servings of fruit juice to children per day. The operative part from the study here -
That said. As long as they’re getting actual fruit, it’s not like fruit juice is a requirement.
Inb4 Full Fat Milk now also makes you a bad parent.
The Media: Nothing you do is ever enough.