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Originally Posted by sa226
I don't want to turn it into that kind of thread, but what's wrong with fruit? What's so bad about naturally occurring sugar?
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The sugar in fruit is mediated by the high fiber content which slows the absorption into your system and avoids a major spike in blood sugar. When you juice fruit you remove all or most of the fiber making its glycemic index so high that you produce a massive insulin spike. This is generally not a good idea to do with any sort of regularity as it can be a factor in the development of diabetes. Fructose is the naturally occurring sugar and by itself it isn't terrible for you, but its better to avoid having too much pure fruit juice as it does have a ton of the naturally occurring sugar in it without the fiber that accompanies it.
Eating corn isn't that bad for you, but high fructose corn syrup derived from the same corn is terrible for you. Basically in summary: eating fruit=good, drinking a lot of fruit juice=bad.
I don't avoid sugars, but I do limit how much I have per meal, hence the idea of using more vegetables than fruit when juicing. Even some vegetables have a high sugar content and must be limited (beets and carrots most notably).