A study this year found no association between childhood obesity and 100 percent fruit juice with no sugar added. “That’s big news, and it’s made a difference in what I tell my patients,” says Rockwell, D.O., assistant professor in the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Michigan Health System.Other studies, meanwhile, have found that many fruit juices provide powerful health benefits, Rockwell notes. Research in recent years has identified ways that beverages such as pomegranate, orange and cranberry juices can help to prevent or cure diseases.
Juices that provide health benefits:
Orange juice
The iconic breakfast drink may help people prevent recurrences of painful kidney stones. A study has found that a daily glass of orange juice can reduce the incidence of kidney stones better than other citrus drinks, such as lemonade.
