Freshly Squeezed Juices Are Not Always Useful

Many people mistakenly believe that freshly squeezed juices are harmless and even useful in unlimited quantities. However, doctors warn that this is not the case and different juices and quantities can be harmful to some people.


Experts explain that the healing power of juices should not be overestimated and remind that with the help of juice therapy a disease cannot be cured. With this type of therapy can only maintain and strengthen the immune system, but when the disease is already a fact, you should seek the help of traditional medicine. 


In some diseases, freshly squeezed juices are even contraindicated. Thus, in peptic ulcer disease , acute gastritis and pancreatitisyou should not drink sour juices, such as the juices of lemon, orange, apple, blackcurrant, blueberry. They contain many organic compounds that increase the acidity of gastric juice, can cause heartburn and pain.


Doctors warn that overweight people and those with diabetes should limit drinking grape juice. It contains too much glucose and too many calories, which can be harmful. She did not want the consumption of grape drinks and irritable stomach syndrome.


Many freshly squeezed juices have a laxative effect, so if you are prone to diarrhea and digestive problems, it is preferable to either dilute with water or limit yourself completely.

According to experts, the reasonable rate of fruit drinks consumed is from a few tablespoons to 3 glasses a day, depending on the type of juice, the individual health status and age.

A study by British dentists shows that children who regularly drink fruit juices are more likely to suffer from erosive damage to their teeth .

The reason for this lies in the composition of the juices. Most often they contain a certain amount of sugar and fruit extract, rich in fruit acids. It is these two ingredients, and especially the pronounced acidity of the juice, that damage the tooth surface the most. On the one hand, the sugar softens the surface of the tooth, and the acid penetrates inside and further destroys its structure.

Daily use of fruit juices leads to progressive thinning and destruction of tooth enamel - the outermost and hardest layer, which protects the tooth from the harmful effects of various factors. As a result, the dental crown becomes uneven, jagged and easily brittle. At the same time, dentin, the main tooth substance, becomes vulnerable to the action of harmful elements.

This is exactly what is most common in children whose teeth are easily injured. That is why dentists advise to reduce the intake of fruit juices among children and to pay more attention to proper dental hygiene.
 

According to the clinical study, drinking fruit juices should be avoided when taking anticancer drugs, the antihypertensive drugs atenolol, celiprolol and talinodol, cyclosporine, which suppresses organ transplant rejection, and certain antibiotics such as ciprofloxacin, levofloxacin and It has been shown that many juices can alter the pharmacological activity of drugs and consequently suppress or enhance their action.

A few years ago, grapefruit juice was found to increase the absorption of some drugs, but made them toxic. The clinical trial was performed in healthy volunteers who took the anti-allergic drug fexofenadine with grapefruit juice or water.

When the drug is drunk with water, it is completely absorbed, and when drunk with juice - half. The active substance in grapefruit, called naringin, suppresses a key factor that governs the body's absorption of these drugs.

On the other hand, grapefruit juice blocks the enzyme CYP3A4 in cholesterol-lowering drugs, making them potentially poisonous. Normally, the enzyme processes these drugs in the body.

Twenty years ago, Dr. Bailey found that consuming grapefruit juice or the fruit itself increased the effects of the anti-hypertensive drug felodipine.