Green Smoothies - What Does the Science Say

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Green Smoothies - What Does the Science Say

So here’s where we are in the 5-part smoothie series: In the first video Are Green Smoothies Good for You? (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/are-g...) I talked about the enhanced nutrient availability absorption. Then in Are Green Smoothies Bad for You? (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/are-g...) I raised the questions about teary-eyed gut flora and intact grains, beans, and nuts. Next comes Liquid Calories: Do Smoothies Lead to Weight Gain? (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/liqui...) and finally, The Downside of Green Smoothies (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/the-d....

The berry experiment I start out discussing is detailed in this video: If Fructose is Bad, What About Fruit? (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/if-fr...) Is there any limit to whole fruit, though? See How Much Fruit is Too Much? (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/how-m...)

Fructose bad? See:
• Apple Juice May Be Worse Than Sugar Water (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/apple...) (though there is one Fruit Whose Juice Is Healthier http://nutritionfacts.org/video/the-f...)
• How Much Added Sugar Is Too Much? (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/how-m...)
• Big Sugar Takes on the World Health Organization (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/big-s...)

Since just digesting food creates free radicals, we better be sure the food we eat is packed with antioxidants:
• Minimum “Recommended Daily Allowance” of Antioxidants (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/minim...)
• How to Reach the Antioxidant “RDA” (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/how-t...)
• Antioxidant Rich Foods with Every Meal (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/antio...)

Have a question for Dr. Greger about this video? Leave it in the comment section at http://nutritionfacts.org/video/green... and he'll try to answer it!