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Fruit juice selling in chained supermarket

of skin,” Lee says. sensitive, and it oxidizes when fruits
She suggests putting grapes or are being compressed, leading
She also points out that the con- blueberries in a freezer so that the to a loss of vitamins i n
sumption of dietary fiber and gut fruits can be consumed for a few days. bottled fruit juice.
health are closely related.
“Insufficient fiber intake is the Lecturer Peggy Yip Pui-Sze from The Centre for
main cause of constipation. Packaged the School of Life Sciences at the Chi- Health Protection
fruit juice is very thin and smooth nese University of Hong Kong says (CHP) under the De-
which means insoluble fiber is not sugar content in bottled fruit juice is partment of Health
retained when fruits are compressed higher than eating the fruit itself. suggests that adults
to make juice. Cold-pressed juice is and teenagers aged
thoroughly filtered, and that makes 12-17 eat at least two
dietary fiber content even lower,” she “Bottled fruit juice portions of fruits
says. is a high-sugar and three portions o f
vegetables per day.
The dietitian from Gleneagles beverage. Higher
Hospital suggests that busy city dwell- Fruit juice selling in chained
ers can purchase packaged fresh fruit sugar intake in- supermarket
cups from chain stores as afternoon
snacks. creases chances of The World Health Organization
inflammation re- (WHO) recommends a population
intake goal of 25g per day for dietary
sponse such as red- fiber to reduce the risks of many
chronic diseases.
ness and swelling

of skin,” Lee says.

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Yip warns excessive sugar absorp-
tion can lead to obesity, which will
cause other health problems such as
hypertension and cardiovascular dis-
eases.

Fruit juice selling in chained She adds that vitamin C is very
supermarket