Hi everyone,
I don't know if you have heard about 'Juice Plus'.
From their website " Juice Plus+® is whole food based nutrition, including juice powder concentrates from 17 different fruits, vegetables and grains. Each ingredient is specially selected to provide a broad range of nutritional benefits".
"The (USDA) recommends we eat 7 to 13 servings of fruits and vegetables every day. Most people don't come anywhere close. Clinically proven Juice Plus+ helps you bridge the gap between what you should eat and what you do eat, every day."
So most people are told that if you supplement with Juice Plus, you are getting your quota of fruits & vegetables. Here is their research page:https://www.juiceplus.com/nsa/content/ResearchShows.soa?site=lh61867
What I think:
1. None of the research looks at any meaningful outcomes. They are all looking at surrogate measures.
2. Most studies didn't have a control group to compare with a cheap multi-vitamin capsule. You probably could see all the supposed improvements with a multi-vitamin.
3. There is a risk of harm considering the recent trials of Vitamin E ,Selenium and beta carotene. The risk could be potentially higher since there is no estimate of percentage values of different vitamins and minerals listed.
4. Most of the research is funded by the company itself.
I would love to hear comments from anyone on their research.
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