Concern and confusion about the nutrition of 100% orange juice, as raised in recent news coverage, is one of several factors that can be attributed to the decline of OJ consumption.\u00a0 However, there is a body of evidence that has shown that when consumed in moderation, 100% orange juice can fit with any weight loss or weight maintenance diet<\/a>. In fact, a new study<\/a> provides evidence that consumption of 100 percent fruit juice, such as 100% orange juice, was not associated with weight gain in children over the age of 6.\u00a0 While 100% orange juice does contain naturally occurring sugar, it also packs a lot of important nutrients and can be part of a healthy lifestyle in moderation, even for those with metabolic syndrome and diabetes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n While the sales of 100% orange juice are declining along with the amount of orange juice produced in the U.S. as a result of citrus greening, an incurable bacterial disease impacting the health and fruit production of citrus trees, one fact remains \u2013 consumers are drinking every drop of the 100% orange juice that is being produced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Reference:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Auerbach BJ, Wolf FM, Hikida A, Vallila-Buchman P, Littman A, Thompson D, Louden D, Taber DR, Krieger J. Fruit juice and change in BMI: A meta-analysis. Pediatrics. 2017;139(4);e20162454. Published online March 23, 2017.<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" When consumed in moderation, 100% orange juice can fit with any weight loss or weight maintenance diet Concern and confusion about the nutrition of 100% orange juice, as raised in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":74,"template":"","fdoc_news_item_category":[84,83,102],"fdoc_citrus_type":[108],"fdoc_health_category":[],"class_list":["post-4249","fdoc-news-item","type-fdoc-news-item","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","fdoc_news_item_category-100-juice-sugar","fdoc_news_item_category-nutriition","fdoc_news_item_category-orange-juice-consumption","fdoc_citrus_type-orange-juice"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t