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Can fruit juice change your shape from orange to banana?
William Atkins
Saturday, 25 April 2009 18:30
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According to a U.S. study, a glass of 100% fruit juice every day can lower your risk from several diseases, along with helping you lose weight. Juices involving oranges, bananas, and other such fruits help to maintain a healthy lifestyle.The researchers include Drs. Mark Pereira and Victor Fulgoni, both from the University of Minnesota.
They used data from the National Health And Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 1999-2004, which is from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
The researchers used the technique called homeostasis model assessment (HOMA) to help make their conclusions.
Over 14,000 participants were used in the survey; specifically, U.S. adults ages 19 years or older.
Pereira and Fulgoni found that people who drank a daily glass of 100% fruit juice (when compared to people who did not drink daily fruit juice) had:
Generally,
Lower mean Body Mass Index (BMI)
Smaller waist circumference
Lower insulin resistance
Smaller waist circumference
Lower insulin resistance
Page two reports the specific percentges are are lowered from drinking fruit juices.
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