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From: Marshall Price on 26 Apr 2008 20:20
Annie wrote:
> OK. Is V-8 a good alternative for orange juice, then?

Sure, but it's still not a good idea using a glass of juice to
substitute for a healthy breakfast. None of the calories in V-8 come
from fat; they're almost all from sugars (according to the label) -- and
the reason you want it is to get some energy. But an all-sugar source
of calories is going to make you feel worse later.

Simply eating a big breakfast is a better approach, according to studies
of successful dieters, as reported recently in "Consumer Reports." They
reported getting up to 50% of their daily caloric intake from breakfast
alone -- and I'm sure it wasn't mainly from sugars.

And I know of no evidence that breakfast should be different from other
meals. If you put half your supper in the fridge and re-heated it for
breakfast, that might help. Eating late in the evening is a major no-no.

For breakfast, you certainly want some protein, fat, and fiber, not only
to retard the absorption of carbohydrates, but also to provide energy
throughout the morning and avoid a ten-o'clock slump and a ravenous
appetite at lunchtime.

So have a little V-8 while the microwave's heating up your leftovers,
but don't over-do it! :-)


--
Marshall Price of Miami
Known to Yahoo as d021317c
From: segclean on 7 Jun 2008 20:09
Annie,

Marshall is right. Don't focus so much on the sugar, but instead on slowing
the absorbtion rate. In general eating an orange is always better than
drinking the juice. Regardless if there is sugar added or not.

Don



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>> Annie wrote:
>>> The organce juice I drink is from frozen concentrated real orange juice.
>>> I do not think they add any sugar to the juice, or do they?
>>> I read the label, it does not specify any added sugar.
>>
>> No. If they added sugar, it would be on the label, and the fructose in
>> orange juice is actually sweeter, gram for gram, than table sugar.
>>
>> Eating fat, protein, or fiber immediately afterwards would slow the
>> absorption of sugar, too -- though not as much as if you'd eaten the food
>> before drinking the juice, or for that matter, if you'd eaten oranges
>> instead.
>>
>> It's drinking orange juice alone (especially low-pulp or filtered, or any
>> quickly absorbed sugar-rich beverage) that can be a problem, especially
>> if
>> you're satisfying a craving that way. Chances are, you'll "crash" half
>> an
>> hour later, and be hungrier than ever, and possibly depressed; the
>> insulin
>> will lock down the fat in your body, making it temporarily inaccessible
>> (perhaps for one half to three hours, depending on your metabolism), and
>> the cortisol will break down elastin and collagen in your tissues -- not
>> a
>> good idea unless you like thin, sagging, wrinkly, inelastic skin.
>>
>> If you do drink orange juice alone on an empty stomach, make a note to
>> ask
>> yourself half an hour later how you feel. Some people are more prone to
>> low blood sugar (hypoglycemia) and some less, but generally speaking, if
>> you blood sugar is low, you'll feel less energetic and possibly somewhat
>> moody. And you may be tempted to eat, especially some sort of "comfort
>> food."
>>
>> (Coffee -- even decaffeinated and without sugar -- can have similar
>> effects, but for different reasons.)
>>
>> --
>> Marshall Price of Miami
>> Known to Yahoo as d021317c
>
> Well, now I learn. But the Costco frozen orange does not show any added
> sugar. I used to get up every morning around 8am and drink one glass of
> orange juice from frozen concentrated.
> Then, work until around noon or 1pm. Then, I feel hungry and eat a light
> lunch. Typically a cup of whole wheat mix with some dry fruit, such as
> resins.
> Then, not until 6pm, then, I have a dinner of a small plate of veggie and
> rice and couple pieces of fish.
>
> I do like to loss 10 pounds. I ran few miles, if the weather permits.
>


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