London: A glass of fruit juice in the morning is considered as the healthy way to start the day, but it may not be as beneficial as you think, scientists claim.
Australian researchers, who examined daily diets of more than 2,000 people, found that the fruit juice people drink daily contains so much sugar that it actually increases the risk of certain cancers, rather than preventing them.
In fact, they claimed, by the time the drink has been processed and packaged, many of the ingredients in fruit that protect against tumours have been lost, Daily Mail reported.
The researchers from the Western Australian Institute for Medical Research in Perth sought to establish how effective different fruits, vegetables and juices were at preventing the development of bowel cancer.
They examined the diets of over 2,000 adults, who filled in a questionnaire detailing their daily eating habits. The team then tracked the participants for two years to see how many of them developed the disease.
It was found that eating apples, sprouts, cauliflower or broccoli on a daily basis all reduced the likelihood. However, those who consumed lots of fruit juice had a higher risk. PTI
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