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I see commercials for
juicers on TV all the time, and I’m thinking about getting one to lose
weight. Do you recommend getting a juicer?
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 Michael Collins:
“Juicing” (not the Barry Bonds Type) and juice machines have been
popular for as long as I can remember. You can’t turn on the TV
late night and not see a commercial for these things.
At 2am you’ve got limited choices:
1. Don Lapre
screaming about his ridiculous making money schemes
2. Girls Gone Wild
3. Jack Lalanne
hocking a juice machine
I admit I bought one long ago before my years of diving into the
nutrition textbooks.
Does the juicer make a delicious smoothie out of your favorite fruit
combination? Sure
Does it work to help you lose fat? Nope.
Here’s the thing…
When you use a juicer, you’re taking the power out of the fruit.
You’re extracting all the fiber from the fruit, leaving you with a glass
of
concentrated sugar liquid. (That’s why it tastes so damn good)
Now, your fruit juice isn’t exactly evil, but in the quantities you can
easily consume, the calories really add up.
Besides a potential for caloric disaster, drinking a glass or two
of this concentrated sugar liquid can cause your insulin levels to spike
like the Google graph on
alexa.com.
That being said, if your hell- bent on buying a juicer from a 200 (or
so) year old man, try adding some vegetables to the mix.
Vegetables naturally have a lower calorie content. You’ll also
be getting an extra dose of vitamins and feel more refreshed than
sluggish.
One summer morning drink I still enjoy from time to time and
along with some protein, is the green
apple/ celery combo.
Nice and refreshing.
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