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A 41-year-old member asked:

Can a child be healthy drinking only fruit juice and eating a few food?

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Dr. Gregory Mosolf
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Pediatrics 27 years experience
No: Excessive juice consumption is not healthy at all. It can lead to obesity or the opposite (low weight). Docs recommend no more than 1 glass of juice a day. No sweetened drinks such as sodas.
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