Does orange juice really make you gain weight

Did you know that there are on average 36 grams of sugar in a glass of orange juice (2 dcl)? Yes, that’s as much sugar as there is in three donuts!

It’s true that orange juice contains a lot of vitamin C, and the sugar is in the form of fructose, but that's exactly the problem. Our body absorbs fructose quickly and easily, and the excess gets stored where we least want it: around the belly, thighs, hips... In addition, large amounts of fructose dangerously affect the entire metabolism, which can disrupt digestion and thus speed up weight gain even more. Fructose is actually one of the biggest disruptors of digestion!

Although oranges are rich in antioxidants that fight (successfully) against free radicals and have a lot of fiber, vitamins, and minerals, their effect on your figure is so intense that the overall picture of orange sugar is very harmful.

That is why nutritionists recommend that anyone who cannot resist orange drinks should dilute them with water at least in a 1:1 ratio (add 1 dcl of water to 1 dcl of orange juice). Also, if you only drink the juice for breakfast, you have enough opportunities during the day to burn off the consumed calories.

But if you know that you won’t be active during the day, it’s better to skip the orange juice.



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