An important question to ask yourself when reading a study is, "Who's the source".

In this case,

"Dr. Nicklas is a member of the speaker's bureau for the National Dairy Council, the National Cattlemen's and Beef Association, and a member of the advisory board for Cadbury Schweppes, Grain Food Foundation, and holds additional positions in the food and beverage industry."

Wanna guess who funded the study?

Fact is, you can spin and twist stats any which way you want.

To suggest that "juice" doesn't contribute to obesity is ridiculous on so many levels.

Bottom line, obesity's a consequence of an energy mismatch between calories in and calories out. Juice, like everything else, has calories and therefore excessive consumption will absolutely lead to weight gain.

The American Academy of Pediatrics along with the Canadian Pediatric Society recommend no more than 4-6oz per day of juice for children younger than 6 and to no more than 12oz daily for children between the ages of 6 and 18.

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Thank you, Yoni, for researching the source. Just like the ingredients label is MUCH more important than the nutrition label on foods, any researcher's bias is critical to how results are interpreted. Also, I'm hoping parents are paying attention to the numerous "juice" drinks (touted as healthy) which also contain all sorts of additives including HFCS or sugar substitutes which growing research shows create a much-increased craving for ever more sugary tastes. The link to diabetes of fake sugars is starting to be revealed as well.

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The calories in and calories out equation is so ineffective on so many levels it's not even funny.

Are you telling me that someone who eats 80% calories from fats and 20% from proteins will be in better shape than someone who eats 50% from carbs, 30% from proteins and 20% from fats, with all energy expenditure being the same?

Of course one should always watch their calories, but to state that juice DOES contribute to obestiy is ridiculous on so many levels. You might want to look at other factors first, such as lack of physical activity, and unbalanced diet and fad diets such as the low carb one, which do produce ketones and encourage fat burning, but also completely deplete your body of glycogen stores, rendering any type of weights-based physical activity difficult.

That said, I partly agree with Allison. Look for the natural juices, not the processed stuff. Fructose by itself should be sweet enough; we don't need added refined sugars.

Of course, it's better to actually eat the fruit and then drink water, rather than drinking the juice. But hey, one step at a time.

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Eating fruit is the best but drinking juice is not bad. Just drink the juice in moderation.

http://www.healthfitusa.net

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KITCHEN KING PRAWN LEMON RICE

(serves 2)

INGREDIENTS:
12 king prawns
2.5ml (1in) fresh ginger, peeled and grated
1 clove of garlic, peeled and crushed
pinch of salt
5ml (1 tsp) chilli paste
30ml (2 tbsp) malt vinegar
60ml (4 tbsp) vegetable oil

FOR THE RICE:
45ml (3 tbsp) vegetable oil
15g (1/2 oz) Bengal Gram Daal
6 curry leaves
5ml (1 tsp) cumin seeds
5ml (1 tsp) black mustard seeds
5ml (1 tsp) ground turmeric
pinch of Asafoetida powder
1 green chilli, finely chopped
200g (7 oz) kITCHEN KING Basmati rice
450ml (15 floz) water
pinch of salt
30ml (2 tbsp) fresh lemon juice
4 fresh lemon slices
30ml (2 tbsp) fresh coriander leaves

METHOD:

Peel the prawns, leaving the tails on and de-vein. Mix together the ginger, prawns, salt, chilli paste, vinegar and oil. Drizzle over the prawns, toss well, cover and leave to marinate for 30 minutes.


Meanwhile, heat the oil in a large pan and add the Bengal Gram Daal, curry leaves, cumin seeds and mustard seeds, cook for 1 minute, until you hear the mustard seeds begin to pop, remove from the heat and stir in the turmeric, Asafoetida and green chillies.


Add the KITCHEN KING basmati, water and salt and stir well, bring to the boil then reduce the heat cover and simmer for 12 minutes without stirring.


Remove from the heat and stir in the lemon juice and slices. Re-cover and leave to stand for 3 minutes.
Stir fry the prawns and marinade for 2 to 3 minutes until prawns turn pink and cook through.


To serve, fluff up the rice with a fork and remove lemon slices if desired, divide between two serving plates and top with the cooked prawns. Serve scattered with fresh coriander.

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High. Fructose. Corn. Syrup.

Found in the majority of processed industrial foods we eat, such as apple sauce, fruit drinks, english muffins, etc.

We really do not need to look much further.

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