Viewing a single comment thread. View all comments

helm t1_j8mgwso wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in Study finds link between ‘free sugar’ intake and cardiovascular disease by YoanB

> all sugars naturally present in fruit and vegetable juices

It's considered free sugar from the first sentence. It is confusing since orange juice is a juice and also "processed fruit". But in a juice, the sugars are separated from the fibers.

16

Ixneigh t1_j8mtzb0 wrote

It’s free sugar since it lacks the fiber needed to slow the sugar absorption and avoid a big blood sugar rise.

8

DeadNotSleeping86 t1_j8ncd1g wrote

Interesting. I wonder how consuming something like OJ with a food that's high in fiber would change this, if at all?

2

Ixneigh t1_j8ngs9q wrote

Doubtful. People don’t chew the food that well for that to be a factor. Plus you can drink 10 oranges of straight juice. You’d never eat that many.

3