Let's press pause and squeeze the truth out of juicing, a trend that had us all in a whirl for decades. Picture this: taking a vibrant, nutrient-packed fruit or veggie and... well, essentially gutting its grandeur.
Juicing might seem like the epitome of health, but here's the reality: it's more like sending your fruit to a fibre-fasting retreat. You bid adieu to those glorious fibres, wave off a good chunk of nutrients (they're usually fibre's plus one), and what are you left with? A glass brimming with fructose, a sugary charade of health.
Orange and apple juices, you're in the limelight, and not for the right reasons.
The Great Fibre Heist
When you juice a fruit, you're essentially performing surgery, removing the very component that makes fruit healthy in the first place. Fibre isn't just roughage; it's nature's sophisticated delivery system that controls how your body processes fruit sugars.
Without fibre's protective embrace, fruit juice becomes a concentrated sugar bomb that overwhelms your liver, spikes your blood sugar, and leaves you crashing hours later. It's like stripping a luxury car of its brakes and safety features - you might go fast, but you're heading for disaster.
