- A large study of over 371,000 Americans indicates that eating whole fruits may be better for heart health than drinking concentrated juices made from them.
- Researchers found that people with high blood pressure and a history of heart attacks, stroke, or angina reported drinking fruit juice more frequently than people who did not have these conditions.
- Meanwhile, scientists found that people with heart health conditions, as well as risk factors, reported eating whole fruits less frequently compared to those free from these conditions.
- Scientists suggest the difference in effects could stem from the removal of fibre-rich fruit peels and pulps during juice production.
- Published in Current Developments in Nutrition, the study relied on self-reported survey data and cannot establish a direct cause-and-effect relationship as it did not track participants over decades, scientists say.
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