Drinking one glass or more of 100% fruit juice each day is associated with weight gain in children and adults, according to a new analysis of 42 previous studies.

The research, published Tuesday in JAMA Pediatrics, found a positive association between drinking 100% fruit juice and BMI — a calculation that takes into account weight and height — among kids. It also found an association between daily consumption of 100% fruit juice with weight gain among adults.

100% fruit juice was defined as fruit juices with no added sugar.

  • @stoly
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    210 months ago

    Yep this was my take. Went to Cartagena de Indias in Colombia where people kinda don’t drink water, it’s all juice. Guess what a week+ of juice 3x a day gets you? REALLY BAD CONSTIPATION.

    • @Maggoty
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      110 months ago

      Juice in Columbia is not like juice in the US though.

      • @stoly
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        110 months ago

        I feel that your comment requires explanation.

        • @Maggoty
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          110 months ago

          Colombian juice is thicker, still has a lot of fiber in it.

          • @stoly
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            310 months ago

            Definitely not the stuff we were drinking–it affected us both, and hubby was actually born there.

            • @Maggoty
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              110 months ago

              Oof well bad juice is just bad juice anywhere I guess. For the record I love Colombian juice. It was one of my favorite parts of my trip there.

              • @stoly
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                10 months ago

                Oh we loved it too, but we needed to have more fiber in our diet to compensate. Next time we’ll eat more salad or something.