Bad for you?

We all know (and are preached at often enough about) that fruit and fruit juices are an essential part of a good diet - however, how much of a good thing would be a bad thing?

For example, I am having a thirsty day today, and over the course of the past three hours I have drank a litre of fresh orange juice (the not for concentrate, pure squeezed oranges type) - is this bad for me?

I know that too many bananas are bad for you, because of the high potassium levels, but are there any others where too much of a good thing is actually bad?

 

Admittedly, its not something I would do every day - generally, I will drink water/tea/coffee/diluting juice in far smaller quantities; best of it is, I didn't really notice that I had drank so much until I was pouring the last glass and twigged that I had only cracked the seal on it today.

That got me to wondering if there was anything that would still be classed as good for you if taken in largeish quantity?

 

Mahdahlia is right . Take them in moderation.

Fruit juices are high in sugars and it doesn't matter that they're 'natural' sugars! They're still sugar and too much is bad for you.

Other things to be aware of (particularly if you make your own juices):- too much juice from carrots and the other orange veggies can stress your body from an overabundance of carotenoids and turn your skin yellow (not related to jaundice).

Too much of some green veggies juiced can give you too much vitamin K. for most people that won't cause much problem - maybe some tingling in the extremities (no comments please) but people on anti-coagulants should be very careful.

Don't forget that the body needs fats to help absorb some vitamins so something like a slice of buttered toast after having some juices (if you're not having them with meals) can be helpful to the absorbtion. You've got some fruit, vitamins, fats and carbohydrates there

 

Laughter

 

Thanks all

I'm now wondering if it was one of those things where your body is trying to tell you something? I thought that yesterdays sniffles were purely hayfever related, however overnight I got a bit of a sore throat, so I am wondering if I am fighting off a cold, and the sudden desire for a load of orange juice was my body telling me it wanted vitamin C?

 

Don't think I will go as far as that (I can just imagine Mrs C's face if I was setting a fire inside a mug!), but it goes some way to proving that the body knows what it needs to fight off an infection or illness.

Aside from the niggly throat, I don't really feel that bad, so I am wondering if the vitamin C has helped keep it at bay. Either way, I don't think I have had any ill effects from the orange.