Juice

When I was a kid my mom always had this weird thing about juice. I was allowed to eat candy and chocolate, but juice was one of the few things that could not be found in our house. I decided to do a little bit of research on this matter and I found that juice is actually a controversial topic for many people.

The first article I came across was this one. This is an article written by the editor of a newspaper in Virginia about how juice is actually just as bad for us as soda. Here is a chart that was in the article that pretty much says it all.

Basically, the chart shows that most juices have as much sugar, carbohydrates, and calories as sugary soda. And the interesting thing here is that the author is not just talking about high fructose corn syrup welches juice. Even 100% juices that are "all natural" and have "no sugar added" have this much sugar in them.

Here is an article I found that shows the other side of the controversy. Interestingly, although this site goes through the benefits of 100% juice, it is sponsored by the Juice Products Association. According to them Juice is not associated with being overweight and some juice in a child's diet is good for them.

So it seems like there is a lot of information out there on this subject. Obviously, I just picked two articles that I found first and there is a lot more information out there than just this. Initially I think that I agree with the first article, and my mom, but, as we all know, sometimes it is hard to disagree with our mothers, so I think it is also important to understand both sides of the controversy.