Should drag shows be banned near children?
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Juices vs fruits
Look, you're trying to compare apples to apple juice here, but that's exactly the problem - they're not the same thing at all. When you juice a fruit, you're essentially creating liquid candy by stripping away all the fiber that makes fruit actually good for you. Think about it this way: you can down three oranges worth of juice in thirty seconds, but try eating three whole oranges that fast. The fiber in whole fruit slows down sugar absorption, keeps you full, and prevents those blood sugar spikes that juice creates. Juice is just fructose delivery without the natural brakes.Here's what your juice industry doesn't want you to know: an eight-ounce serving of juice and cola both contain about 30 grams of sugar on average [1]. That's basically liquid candy with vitamins sprinkled in to make parents feel better. But the real kicker? Weight gain among fruit juice drinkers was on par with those who regularly consumed sugary drinks like soda [1]. We're talking about 50,000 women in this study - that's not some fluke. When you strip away the fiber and concentrate all that sugar, you're creating the same metabolic disaster as Coca-Cola. The fiber in whole fruit isn't just some nutritional bonus - it's the difference between a controlled sugar release and a blood sugar rollercoaster that leaves kids crashing and craving more sugar two hours later.
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