*Just realized I replied to an old thread! Hope it helps, anyway!
Hi all. Hope everyone is well.
I found this forum while researching fruit juices. I just now joined to let you know what I've learned today and over time. I haven't done a complete search here so if this is redundant, forgive me.
1) I have a good friend who is a doctor and a mother and she won't drink juice or give it to her children because it is bad enough in different ways that it's best to avoid it. She wonders why I buy it at all, ever.
2) The FAT ISSUE: Though there are other reasons to avoid it, I'll stick to the forum topic. Concentrated fruit juice is basically just sugar to your body- acting on it the same way cane sugar acts- and keeps you in fat-storage mode rather than fat-burning mode.
3) I know this all to be true directly because I have not lost any more weight since I began drinking a V8 fusion light juice mix-- even though I eat the best balance of foods. I haven't gained much, either, but I was losing before. I am doing this for now as an urgent measure because I've had a string of traumatic events in my life and I have an illness so I do not have the energy to prepare foods or buy fresh foods as often as I'd like-- so it's the easiest way for me to get the vitamins in it and make sure I drink enough fluids. I need to stop soon, though, as I want to continue losing weight.
Best wishes to all.
-ChikkaLee the Singer
PS: I am new here-- what is a "Trackback?" and where would one send it to?