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Re: Fruit Juices

From: Abby (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 27 Aug 2003 07:35:11 -0500 (CDT)

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At Wed, 27 Aug 2003, JJ wrote: >
>>>I went to see the doctor today for my 34 week checkup, and near the end
>>>she mentioned to stay away from fruit juices unless it's cranberry
>>>juice. On the way home I thought about it and was wondering why. I've
>>>actually been drinking lots of juice lately - I thought it was good for
>>>me. I had so much on my mind today I didn't think to ask her about it
>>>until it was too late and I had already left. So why stay away from
>>>juice? Is it the sugar? I have had no complications and my tests have
>>>all come out fine throughout my pregnancy.
>
>Fruit juice is high in sugar, but it does not have the fibre in it that
>you would have in the natural fruit, so therefore it can have a higher
>effect on your blood sugar than fruit itself....and pregnant women can
>get diabetes.
>
>Perhaps what she meant was to get all the goodness from the *whole*
>natural fruit, rather than just drinking the sugar from it in the form
>of juice.

While I generally agree with the above response, what about the "unless it's cranberry juice" part of the doctor's statement? The top selling brand of cranberry juice is loaded with sugar, and the non-sugar "cranberry" juices are cranberry combined with other juices such as pear and white grape.

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Abby

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