Nutritionists likened the juice to Coca-Cola

Scientists and nutrition experts said that fruit juices and smoothies should be fun, but not part of the daily diet.



According to nutritionists, these drinks cannot be called healthy food. As evidence, they cite the results of a new study. So, if 200ml serving of Coca-Cola contains equivalent of five teaspoons of sugar, the same amount of some fruit smoothies can contain up to eight teaspoons of sugar. That is, fruit smoothies and juices, which are healthy drinks for children are 60 percent more sugar than repeatedly criticize Coca-Cola.

Professor Graham MacGregor (MacGregor Graham), a representative of the Chairman of Action on Sugar, said: "This is a complete scandal that these drinks are marketed to children and parents as if they are "healthy". This has to stop". Cardiologist Aseem Malhotra (Aseem Malhotra) has supported the colleague: "Fruit juice and smoothies should not be part of a healthy, balanced diet. More and more scientific evidence that regular consumption of sugary drinks is associated with an increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease, independently of body weight". And other studies show that sugar affects the pressure of the stronger salts.