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Marie3
16 yrs ago
I think I may have an addiction to orange juice. I have to have it everyday. I drink an average of 2 glasses of orange juice a day. I drink Tropicana orange juice (with calcium). Is this bad? Sometimes I take up to 4 glasses a day. Can anyone share their experience with me and if anyone knows how to overcome this?
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It's not harmful to drink in small quantities, but 4 glasses a day is probably overdoing it a bit. It would help if you could dilute it. Do a quick Google and you'll read all you need to know about orange juice, including the fact that it contains sugars and acids that could ruin your teeth. Not to mention the calories, which will make you put on weight (same amount as in a glass of beer). Although it contains vitamin C and (added) calcium but you'd be better off if you could limit yourself to a small glassful and drink plain water and eat whole orange(s) instead.
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Thank you very much Thames. I have this week started eating a whole orange - its just that when orange are not in season I get really desperate. I will moving forward dilute the orange juice as you suggested.
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Is it the sugar in the juice that you're craving or the flavour?
Sounds like a sugar addiction. (Common, the constant sugar highs drop off rapidly, leaving you craving more sugar)
Have you tried willpower? Not having juice when you want it? If you break the cycle you may find the sugar cravings disappear.
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ronin
16 yrs ago
I don't think 2 glasses of OJ (freshly squeezed or processed) is that bad for you. Maybe try and drink it in the morning when you wake up since your muscles are depleted anyway of glycogen.
If you are worried about taking in too much sugar, cut down on it later in the day e.g. try drinking your coffee without sugar, cut down on processed carbs like white bread, pasta, or even white rice.
If you exercise frequently, then you shouldn't be worried at all!
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do whatever you want. it's your life! if i would love orange juice, i would drink it ALL THE TIME! :-)
mmm, maybe just try to get some really good ones, fresh, organic even. i always try to find the best stuff!
for me it's phases, e.g. when i came to shanghai i loved zhen zhu nai cha and i drank 2 big cups every day for over 2 months. hehe. I went to many different places to find THE BEST. yummy! so good!
enjoy! :-)
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I seriously driking abt half a gallon a day whenever i have access to orange juice. I am a pregnant woman with 5 children and six on the way and I have had this extreme craving for orange juice and bagels in the morning... so i eat them all the time!
(I am based in Taipei)
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I seriously driking abt half a gallon a day whenever i have access to orange juice. I am a pregnant woman with 5 children and six on the way and I have had this extreme craving for orange juice and bagels in the morning... so i eat them all the time! I usually have a large number of periods per year and the drinking of orange juice has greatly reduced that number since i have begun drinking it. - This was an addition from the previous post, i thought you would like to know :)
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