Is there any health risk or danger if one drinks too much juice?!
Or, is it safe to drink as much juice (orange, apple, pineapple, grape, grapefruit, etc) as one likes?
Answers: And, if so, what kind of juice, and in what quantities does one have to drink in order for there to be a problem?
Or, is it safe to drink as much juice (orange, apple, pineapple, grape, grapefruit, etc) as one likes?
The two biggest dangers of drinking too much juice are:
(1) the acids in juice can wear away the enamel on your teeth.
I made this mistake and my dentist and I are trying to find a way to re-build the enamel. I used to squeeze lemon or lime into my drinking water for 6 months. The thinning enamel put me at greater risk for cavities / tooth decay. Even worse, it has made my teeth so sensitive that hot soup and cold drinks and sweet foods cause a lot of pain.
(2) ingesting too much sugar.
There are 'good' sugars and 'bad' sugars. Fruit has the 'good' sugar. The problem with fruit juice is that it does not give you any fiber to balance the sugar. All people, in general, should not overdo sugar intake, but if there is a history of diabetes in your family, that is an extra reason not to overdo sugar intake.
If you eat a piece of whole fruit, you get SUGARS + FIBER, but if you drink fruit juice, you get just SUGARS. If you eat a piece of fruit, the fiber in the fruit slows down your body's absorption of the sugar (that's good). But when you drink the juice, there is no fiber, so the sugar gets dumped into your bloodstream too fast (that's bad).
So, in general, eating an orange with a glass of water is more healthy than drinking a glass of orange juice. Eating an apple with a glass of water is more healthy than drinking a glass of apple juice. You get the picture.
As for 'type' of juice, citrus juices (like orange, grapefruit) and apple juice are the most common types of juice whose overconsumption can wear away your tooth enamel. Tomato juice can also can wear away your enamel, even though people argue if a tomato is a fruit or a vegetable. All the fruit juices (including grape juice) have high sugars and are missing the fiber of whole fruit.
This does not mean one should avoid juice. It has important vitamins and enzymes. A glass of fruit juice per day is a fine addition to a healthy diet for most people, but five glasses per day of fruit juice is not healthy for most people.
In moderation, juice is healthy. The problem comes when people go overboard and think "if a little is good, then a lot must be better."
If you are buying the juice (meaning that if you do not squeeze it yourself) be sure to read the ingedients on the label in order to confirm that the juice does not contain high fructose corn syrup or other 'added' sugars or preservatives. Try to get juice that is 100% juice. Try to get juice that was made as recently as possible.. fresher is more healthy.
If, from time to time,you can try to get a little more of your fruit intake from actual whole fresh fruit, and a little less of it from juices, that's a bonus to your health.
it probably depends on the ingredients. like if there is a lot of sugar, and high fructose corn syrup, then it is not good for you. and juice has a lot of calories. nothing is good for you if you drink way too much of it. 1-2 servings ( 8-16 ounces ) of juice is okay.
I'm no expert, but i don't think you can drink too much juice and be hurt physically. It's really good to drink more water than juice because it is pure and really good for you. I know you get little bumps on your face by drinking too much juice that's full of vitamin C; grape juice is quite acidic and you might feel that indigestion/heartburn feeling if you drink too much of that
its ok to drink juice as much as you want as its good for your body and mind,
A lot of juices -- Orange, Pineapple, Grape have more calories than soft drinks like Coke and Pespi -- they are full of fructose -- natural sugar and if you drink a lot of these juices you will gain weight just like you do from drinking Coke.
My Tropicana Orange/Pineapple Juice has 130 calories in 8 ounces. Coke has 100 in 8 ounces.
funny you should ask this question. my kids pediatrician just went over this with me. juice is not as healthy as one might think and the best kind if you are going to drink it is squeezing it yourself so that you know there is no other added sugars. sugar comes by many names and some people are not familiar with their scientific names so you dont realize how much sugar you are acutally getting per day. juice is bad for your teeth as is cola the acids strip the glazing from your teeth. juice is very fattening too so you want to moderate it and maybe just drink a glass in the morning. giving juice bags to children instead of pop sounds like a health solution but its not , goes back to all the sugar which from what the doc says is a big time culprit in overweight children. cut out the juice and watch the pounds come off. nothing like good old fashioned water.
Although real vitamin-laden fruit juice is considered healthy, you can certainly experience some unpleasant side effects from overdoing it.
DENTAL . . . Too much fructose (fruit sugars) can cause cavities. Also, most fruit juices contain other sugars.
CALORIES . . . Sweet juices contain a lot more calories than water!
STOMACH UPSETS . . . Think of it this way, when a person is constipated, often fruit juices are prescribed as remedy.
Moderation is magic!
I have heard of doctors telling people not to drink juices.
My husband's doctor told him to stop drinking apple juice. He use to have it with his breakfast each morning.
But it seems it is okay to eat a piece of fruit or two during the day.
With certain meds, people are not suppose to eat or drink grapefruits.
