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Update Date: 2008/09/21 18:00 Reporter Wei Liwen/Taipei Report
Drinking a commercially available boxed vegetable and fruit juice every day not only fails to prevent cancer but can also lead to a weight gain of one kilogram in a month! With the busy lifestyles of modern people, the juice market has capitalized on trends like "Vegetables and Fruits 579" and "Five Servings of Vegetables and Fruits a Day," launching a plethora of vegetable and fruit juice products. Nutritionists point out that commercially available vegetable and fruit juices contain about 50 calories per 100cc. Drinking them daily for a month can result in a weight gain of one kilogram.
Slogans like "Satisfy your daily needs" and "Vegetables and Fruits 579, health every day" have sparked skepticism among senior nutrition experts, who have come forward to clarify. Professor Yang Shuhui from the Department of Health and Nutrition at Taipei Medical University notes that the 579 emphasized in commercial vegetable and fruit juices refers to variety rather than quantity. However, to prevent cancer, one should consume at least five servings of vegetables and fruits daily, with one serving of vegetables being about the size of a fist.
The labeling on commercial vegetable and fruit juice boxes has left experts baffled. Peng Wang Jiakang, Vice Chairman of the Taiwan Cancer Foundation, also points out that it is difficult to determine how many servings of vegetables and fruits are in commercial juices. How much vegetable and fruit does one bottle provide? Does it meet daily requirements? There is no clear labeling.
Commercial vegetable and fruit juices often advertise a "healthy" image, but nutritionists disagree. They estimate that juices marketed as 100% vegetable and fruit juice average about 40 to 50 calories per 100cc. Drinking 500cc of such juice daily equates to consuming nearly a bowl of rice in calories! This is also equivalent to two-thirds of a cup of bubble tea.
Nutritionist Wu Qiuling from the Cancer Foundation calculates that consuming 7700 calories leads to a weight gain of one kilogram. Therefore, drinking a cup of so-called 100% vegetable and fruit juice daily for a month can result in a weight gain of one kilogram. The calorie content of these juices should not be overlooked. However, the pure juice content in commercial vegetable and fruit juices is only about 5% to 10%, with the rest being sugar water, coloring, and flavoring. Even those labeled as 100% vegetable and fruit juice often use concentrated juice that is reconstituted, and many nutrients are destroyed during processing. Therefore, nutritionists emphasize that those who love drinking commercially boxed vegetable and fruit juices should be aware that they might just be consuming sugar water flavored with coloring and flavoring.
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Daily Juice Intake Leads to 1kg Weight Gain in A Month
Drinking a commercially available boxed vegetable and fruit juice every day not only fails to prevent cancer but can also lead to a weight gain of one kilogram in a month! With the busy lifestyles of modern people, the juice market has capitalized on trends like "Vegetables and Fruits 579" and "Five Servings of Vegetables and Fruits a Day," launching a plethora of vegetable and fruit juice products. Nutritionists point out that commercially available vegetable and fruit juices contain about 50 calories per 100cc. Drinking them daily for a month can result in a weight gain of one kilogram.
Slogans like "Satisfy your daily needs" and "Vegetables and Fruits 579, health every day" have sparked skepticism among senior nutrition experts, who have come forward to clarify. Professor Yang Shuhui from the Department of Health and Nutrition at Taipei Medical University notes that the 579 emphasized in commercial vegetable and fruit juices refers to variety rather than quantity. However, to prevent cancer, one should consume at least five servings of vegetables and fruits daily, with one serving of vegetables being about the size of a fist.
The labeling on commercial vegetable and fruit juice boxes has left experts baffled. Peng Wang Jiakang, Vice Chairman of the Taiwan Cancer Foundation, also points out that it is difficult to determine how many servings of vegetables and fruits are in commercial juices. How much vegetable and fruit does one bottle provide? Does it meet daily requirements? There is no clear labeling.
Commercial vegetable and fruit juices often advertise a "healthy" image, but nutritionists disagree. They estimate that juices marketed as 100% vegetable and fruit juice average about 40 to 50 calories per 100cc. Drinking 500cc of such juice daily equates to consuming nearly a bowl of rice in calories! This is also equivalent to two-thirds of a cup of bubble tea.
Nutritionist Wu Qiuling from the Cancer Foundation calculates that consuming 7700 calories leads to a weight gain of one kilogram. Therefore, drinking a cup of so-called 100% vegetable and fruit juice daily for a month can result in a weight gain of one kilogram. The calorie content of these juices should not be overlooked. However, the pure juice content in commercial vegetable and fruit juices is only about 5% to 10%, with the rest being sugar water, coloring, and flavoring. Even those labeled as 100% vegetable and fruit juice often use concentrated juice that is reconstituted, and many nutrients are destroyed during processing. Therefore, nutritionists emphasize that those who love drinking commercially boxed vegetable and fruit juices should be aware that they might just be consuming sugar water flavored with coloring and flavoring.
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