How does juice cause diabetes? 
Let‘s break it down for you. If you were to go visit your doctor and have them check your blood sugar levels they will look primarily at the level of glucose in your blood. However, glucose is just one form or type of sugar that is in your blood. There are several other types of sugar. One of which is Fructose, which as the word suggests is a sugar found in fruit.

 

The catch is Fructose doesn’t have much of an impact upon your blood glucose levels. And your doctor isn’t checking your body’s level of Fructose. What’s more, research has shown that the number one sugar that causes diabetes is Fructose! That’s right. Sugar from fruit is the number one pro-diabetes sugar.

So next time you go to drink some commercially processed and produced juice or consider giving it to your children, stop. Fruit juice may be taking you and your children down the slippery slope to diabetes. That may sound a little alarmist to you. Which is fair enough. I’m sure for many it might be a bit of a shock.

 

But think of drinking juice. I love apples. So if I were to make a big glass of apple juice you would probably have to juice about four or five apples. That means I’ve removed all the skin, the fiber and if we are talking modern processing methods we have removed all the vitamins and minerals as well. What is left is essentially Fructose water. Also known as sugar water.

Have you ever eaten four or five apples in less then a minute? I’d be surprised if you have. The problem is, that is what you are doing when you drink a glass of juice. Only there is no fiber to slow the rate of sugar absorption into your blood. If you know something about the Glycemic Index you would know that things like fat and fiber slow the rate of absorption of sugar from the food you’ve eaten into your blood.

 

Fruit juice is a good source of antioxidants, but it’s high in sugar and low in fiber. If you’re worried about your risk of type 2 diabetes, choose the whole fruit – and limit the amount of fruit juice you drink