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Juice consumption unrelated to obesity, BMI
Obesity and BMI are unaffected by 100% juice consumption in children. However, children who consume 100% juice have higher energy intake and improved nutrient and food group intake, according to recent data.
Researchers from Baylor College of Medicine, Louisiana State University and Harvard Medical School conducted a cross-sectional study of data from NHANES on 3,618 children aged two to 11 years to determine the relationship between juice consumption and weight, nutrient intake and food group consumption. They grouped the participants into four categories according to juice consumption: 0 fl oz, >0 fl oz to <6 fl oz, >6 to <12 fl oz and >12 fl oz.
Daily juice consumption (mean 4.1 fl oz) contributed a mean intake of 3.3% of total energy intake (58 kcal), according to the study. Compared with children who did not consume 100% juice, total fat and saturated fatty acid intake was lower in children who consumed >6 fl oz, and their total carbohydrate, vitamins C and B6, folate, potassium, magnesium and iron intakes were higher.
One hundred percent juice consumption was unrelated to increases in weight and BMI in any obesity measure, including waist circumference, weight for age and BMI for age. – by Stacey L. Adams
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med.2008;162:557-565.