Is juicing making you fat?

Slowly sipping a glass of delicious, freshly made fruit juice is one of life’s great pleasures. From plain and simple orange or apple to complex concoctions containing vegetables, herbs or even spices, it has never been more popular.
It’s perhaps no wonder: advocates claim drinking juice and smoothies is incredibly healthy — an easy way of getting huge amounts of micronutrients including vitamins, minerals and cancer-preventing antioxidants into our bodies. Well, unfortunately, they are not always as healthy as you’d think.
Experts are so concerned about the dangers in terms of sugar content. Our addiction to juice is being held partly responsible for weight gain, the spread of type 2 diabetes, and even dental problems.
What’s more, health advisers argue that so much damage is done to the goodness in fruit when you extract the juice or turn it into a smoothie in a blender, it is far better to just eat the original apple, banana or orange.