"Marshall Price" <d021317c@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> dedaman wrote:
>> On Apr 6, 4:52 pm, "Annie" <no.s...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>>> Does orange juice cause weight gain?
>>> I drink one cup of orange juice every morning.
>>> I do not drink coffee, tea, soda.
>>>
>>> I was told orange juice has too many calories and does cause weight
>>> gain?
>>> Any fact to this?
>>
>> I used to run 5+ miles on hills 5*/week even though winter and rain. I
>> squeezed myself 3 oranges, a grape and a lime every time after I ran.
>> I didn't get sick for 3 years in a row, despite most of my coworkers
>> having flu every winter. I live near the Alps.
>>
>> I probably overdid it, but, at that time, I trained real hard and also
>> smoked. Smoking reduces your vitamin C levels, so... It had no side
>> effects on me.
>> Now I have the same amount 2-3 times a week maybe, or when I feel I
>> need it. I am still an active runner though.
>
> That sounds fine to me. The problem is that as we age, cortisol and
> insulin linger longer in our blood: half an hour for a kid; 12 hours
> for old people. If you're burning off the sugar within a couple hours,
> or just taking enough to raise a low blood sugar level to normal, that
> shouldn't cause any trouble. (It would make more sense to me to drink
> the juice before the run, though.)
>
> My grandmother used to drink the juice of two oranges and half a lime
> every morning. But that was much less than a cup. On the other hand,
> she wasn't running!
>
> --
> Marshall Price of Miami
> Known to Yahoo as d021317c
I had been led to believe fructose doesn't increase insulin. Is that not
true? And if insulin stays elevated longer than the associated elevated
blood glucose in older people, wouldn't that cause a problem with the
blood glucose dropping too low?
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