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Re:Bill to put health warnings on soda and sugary drinks adv... by anthuman on Friday May 24, 2019 @10:48AM (#20002094)
How juices ( orange, grape, etc ) became a "healthy" is just as ridiculous as cigarettes being "healthy" at one point. Misleading ads via industry and regulator collusion is why we have terrible diets and health issues as a nation.

Sure a glass of orange juice may have "health" benefits like vitamin C or may be good for your heart, but only if we ignore the globs of sugar in it. The liquor industry has to get better PR people. They could be selling vodka and orange juice screwdrivers as a health drink.

It's the power of industry advertising and media. I bet most people today still think fruit juices are healthy and even encourage their children to drink "healthy" juices.

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Re:Bill to put health warnings on soda and sugary drinks adv... by kyriakos on Friday May 24, 2019 @11:36AM (#20002642)
Note that when juices became a thing diets used to be different. Most food was not processed and high calorie desserts didn't exist so technically the juice would be the equivalent of a 1000 calorie ice cream one would eat today just a bit healthier. Today though people eat the dessert and wash it down with "healthy" juice.
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