https://www.health.harvard.edu/stay...an-i-eat-and-stay-within-the-sugar-guidelines Q: I just read that we shouldn't be getting more than 10% of our calories from sugar. Should I cut back on fruit? A: While it's a good idea to limit sugars from processed foods, you can worry less about eating too much fruit. In fact, one small study found no ill effects in people who ate 20 servings of fruit a day for 12 to 24 weeks. Whole fruits are full of antioxidants and other nutrients and are high in fiber. Although fruits contain quite a bit of sugar, it is packaged inside cells, so digestive enzymes have to break down the cells to free fruit sugars, releasing them slowly into the bloodstream. When you eat an apple, you remain sated longer and are less likely to overeat than when you have a donut, whose sugar is immediately available. Enjoy a variety of fruits, with one caution: stick to whole fruit instead of juice. The process of squeezing the fruit breaks open the cells, releasing the sugars. When you drink a glass of apple juice, you're going to get more sugar into your blood faster, and are likely to feel hungry sooner, than when you eat an apple.
Ask GWB, your fellow ET troll and self appointed, medical expert. He can give you multiple articles I am sure.
I was surprised when I discovered how unhealthy juicing fruit is when I looked into it. That was quite some time ago. I still blend up a blueberry, celery, beets, and some greens smoothie, but it's not juiced, just blended like a shake. Probably less than perfect, but better than juicing.
Ask Max. And the answer is ... You can eat nothing but natural fruits whole day whole night for many many weeks, you will be very healthy. If you drink nothing but fruit juice from the bottles (which are Ultra Processed Food) whole day whole night for many many weeks, your life will be shorted by many many years. Humans are very strange. When they eat healthy food, they are extremely cautious not to overeat (see posting #1). When they eat unhealthy food (fast food, bacon, sugary drink, cakes, pop corn ....), they eat unlimited quantity. This behaviour is displayed everywhere, and every now and then. _________________________
Only a small amount of fructose is assimilated in the intestine. The rest goes into the liver and causes all kinds of problems. I read this somewhere. Do not know if it is completely true or not.
The problem with juicing is you remove the fiber and nutrients and enhance the sugar content of the fruits. I do have a juicer I no longer use and just blend my smoothies. Usually, avocados with some berries and coconut milk to make my smoothie more smooth. Delicious and nutritious. Bananas are very high in sugar so, use one banana only if at all.
I think that would be pushing it, and was certainly not the point of my original post. https://health.clevelandclinic.org/fruitarian-diet-is-it-safe-or-really-healthy-for-you https://www.sciencealert.com/this-s...iet-consisting-mainly-of-fruit-is-bad-for-you
https://www.health.harvard.edu/heart-health/abundance-of-fructose-not-good-for-the-liver-heart Limit added sugars Experts still have a long way to go to connect the dots between fructose and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, obesity, diabetes, and heart disease. Higher intakes of fructose are associated with these conditions, but clinical trials have yet to show that it causes them. Still, it's worth cutting back on fructose. But don't do it by giving up fruit. Fruit is good for you and is a minor source of fructose for most people. The big sources are refined sugar and high-fructose corn syrup. The American Heart Association recommends limiting the amount of sugar you get from sugar-sweetened drinks, pastries, desserts, breakfast cereals, and more, mainly to avoid gaining weight. The same strategy could also protect your liver and your arteries.
The idea of juicing never appealed to me. First, it requires incremental effort, which is never a plus. But more importantly, the actual chewing of food takes longer to consume and has a satisfying effect which may contribute to my eating less than if I just had to gulp down the identical food in beverage form.
Curious as to why chewing fruit would differ from squeezing:"The process of squeezing the fruit breaks open the cells, releasing the sugars."