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5.23.2008 10:00 AM

Drinking Fruit Juice Doesn't Make Kids Fat

New Research Says Fruit Juice Is Not Related to Weight Problems in Children and Is Still a Great Way for Kids to Get Nutrition

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By Annie Bell Muzaurieta

In a new study published in the American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine, researchers contend that consumption of 100% fruit juice is not related to overweight children.

Despite studies that say otherwise, according to a press release, researchers from Louisiana State University and USDA/ARS Children’s Nutrition Research Center at Baylor College of Medicine found "no systematic association between consumption of 100% fruit juice and overweight in children or adolescents."

The number of overweight and at-risk-for overweight children has increased tremendously over the past 20 years. The document says that in 2002, 10.3% of children 2 to 5 years of age were overweight, an increase from 7.2% in 1994.

The researchers were quoted in the release touting the importance of the study: “The findings that the consumption of 100% juice by children and adolescents is not associated with overweight is very important since 100% fruit juices are nutrient dense and their consumption represents an excellent way to help children meet the dietary guidelines for Americans."


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