Single Serving Of Some Fruit Drinks May Contain An Entire Day’s Sugar Allotment For A Child, Study Finds.

Just a single serving of some fruit drinks, like juice and smoothies, contain an entire day’s sugar allotment for a child,” a study published online March 23 in BMJ Open suggests. After analyzing “the sugar content of 100% fruit juices, juice drinks and bottled smoothies that were marketed to children,” investigators then “calculated the amount of ‘free sugar’ in each drink, which was defined as sugars added by the manufacturer – including glucose and fructose – as well as sugars in items like honey or syrups.” http://time.com/4269231/fruit-juice-smoothies-sugar/