A 41-year-old member asked:
Are fruit juices with high fructose corn syrup unhealthy for my child?
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A Verified Doctoranswered
32 years experience
Yes: Honestly stay away from juice. Let your child eat a piece of fruit and drink a glass of water rather than having the fruit juice. Your child will get all the fiber and vitamins and benefits of the fruit that way. Fruit juice offers very little.
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A Verified Doctoranswered
30 years experience
Absolutely!: Milk and water are the only fluids kids need to drink. Juice, soda, sugared drinks of any type only introduce empty calories. "no sugar added" fruit juice is a food industry trick because all juices have their own sugars. 8 oz of orange juice has the equivalent of nearly 8 tsp of sugar! a 12 oz soda has nearly 10 tsp of sugar. High fructose corn syrup is particularly unhealthy.
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Dr. Jeffrey Kassanswered
Podiatry 30 years experience
In a word: Yes. Water is still the best drink.
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Last updated Sep 27, 2018
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