Is drinking fresh fruit juice the same as eating fruit?

Fruit juice is a more concentrated source of sugars and calories than whole fruit.

For example, there are 12 grams of sugars and 65 calories in a medium orange, but a cup of orange juice has 21 grams and 112 calories, according to data from the USDA. 

Fruit juice contains little fiber, if any. “Most Americans substantially underconsume fiber,” says Wendy White, Ph.D., R.D., an associate professor in the department of food science and human nutrition at Iowa State University, and fiber is linked with health benefits including a reduced risk of heart disease, diabetes, and constipation.

Fiber also helps you feel fuller longer, and that can help control your weight. Juice leaves the stomach faster than a piece of whole fruit. “As a result, fruit juice is less filling,” White says

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Country music’s brightest star, Maren Morris inspires us to stay strong as we face the challenges of living with diabetes during the coronavirus pandemic on Divabetic’s Diabetes Late Nite podcast.

Our Diva Inspiration, Maren Morris has opted to do things her own way and obliterating expectation at every turn on her newest album entitled Girl.

Many music experts believe she’s making a bid for the sort of across-the-board pop stardom enjoyed by Pink, Katy Perry and Selena Gomez with this album. Maren’s singing about independence, self-love and the need to reach across the aisle to find common ground.

Guests include Author of the Noodle Shop Mysteries: Vivien Chien, Lorraine Brooks, Sara (Mandy) Reece, PharmD, CDE,  Dr. Wendy Satin Rapaport PhD, Patricia Addie-Gentle RN, CDE, and Alexis Gray. 

Throughout this podcast we will be featuring music from Maren Morris’s Girl album courtesy of SONY Music.

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