Drinking a glass or more of 100% fruit juice daily is associated with a small weight gain in children and adults, according to a new analysis.

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.

  • pinkdrunkenelephantsEnglish
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    5 months ago

    My guy, if you are eating 2000-3000 calories a day, you’re not actually going to be in a deficit, especially in a sedentary line of work like IT. Calories ARE the reason you gained weight, and you likely overestimated the number of calories you were consuming when you were eating a high-protein diet.

    Calories are calories. The problem with high-carb foods is the blood sugar spikes they can cause if they are simple carbs and not whole ones like what you’re supposed to be eating. You say you were eating Ramen packs; those things are filled with MSG and other chemicals that trick you into eating more. The blood sugar spikes do that to you, too. It’s partly why simple carbs are so dangerous.

    Had you eaten whole grains like oatmeal and brown rice, which would have been cheaper anyway, that would not have happened to you. You’re supposed to eat whole carbs with the fiber and germ still in it, like whole wheat, rye or sourdough bread; brown rice; whole wheat or certain gluten-free alternate noodles that aren’t wholly processed, sweet potatoes, stuff like that.

    The nuance here doesn’t actually favor your position. I lost 30 pounds when I switched to a Mediterranean style diet, which requires lots of carbs, only in the whole grain variety, and yet I eat cheaper and healthier than resorting to Ramen packs. 🤦

    Good grief. It’s no wonder you gained weight and wrongly attributed the target. Didn’t anyone tell you you’re supposed to eat complex carbs and not simple ones? I am not trying to be a dick, I am being wholly fuckin’ serious.