When people eat a lot more fruits and fruit juice for 3 months, their sugar intake goes up by 40%, which might be a hidden downside of trying to eat healthier.

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Effect of increasing fruit and vegetable intake by dietary intervention on nutritional biomarkers and attitudes to dietary change: a randomised trial

Randomized Controlled Trial

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The study looked at how eating more fruits and veggies affects vitamins in the blood, but it never measured how much sugar people consumed, so we can’t say if sugar went up like the claim says.

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Effect of increasing fruit and vegetable intake by dietary intervention on nutritional biomarkers and attitudes to dietary change: a randomised trial

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DOI: 10.1007/s00394-017-1469-0

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