Study: health risks can be sourced from apple juice

And 'apple juice is a real risk to health. Traces of arsenic, but not necessarily that people are fighting.

Despite the government's account of the new limits for arsenic, nutrition experts say the real danger of juice is the circle of life and children's teeth. Apple juice has few natural nutrients, high in calories and, in some cases, more sugar soft drinks a. It 'a child to love the sweet drinks and food moving better, and obesity contributes to the problem, say critics.

"It 's like water and sugar," says Judith Stern, professor of nutrition at the University of California, Davis, who has consulted for manufacturers of candy, and Weight Watchers. "I will not let my 3 year old son to drink apple juice."

Many juices are fortified with vitamins, so they are not empty calories. But this does not appease some nutritionists.

"If it was not in good health, in the first place, the vitamins are not spent in a healthy diet," and if it causes weight gain, not a healthy choice, said Karen Ansel, a dietitian and spokeswoman in New York City 's American Dietetic Association.

The American Academy of Pediatrics, says juice can be part of a healthy diet, but its policy is simple: "Fruit juice offers no nutritional value for children younger than 6 months" and no benefit to the fruit together for older children.

Children under the age of 12 consume 28 percent of all fruit juice drinks and fruit juices, the academy says. Nationally, apple juice to orange juice is the second in popularity. American Slurp 267 ounces of juice per year, on average, according to the Almanac of the Institute of Food Juice and Juice Products Association, a trade group. Much is consumed as an ingredient in various food and juice to drink.

Only 17 percent of juice sold in the U.S. is produced here. The rest comes from other countries, particularly China, Argentina, Chile and Brazil, the association said.

Dr. Mehmet Oz TV is an important issue in a few months ago, when an alarm was beaten _ _ some say more than a false alarm arsenic in apple juice, ordered tests on the basis of his show from a private laboratory. The FDA said that the tests were in agreement and apple juice is safe.

But Wednesday, after Consumer Reports has conducted its own tests on different brands of fruit juices and other consumer groups asked the highest standards, the FDA said it will consider whether its limitations on the amount of arsenic allowed in apple juice are quite stricter.

Some forms of arsenic, as found in pesticides can be toxic and can pose a risk of cancer if consumed at high levels or for a longer period.

All juices are sold in the United States must be safe and conform to the standards of the United States, said Pat Faison, technical director of the Association of juice. That the right food choices, making "most of the information people need about the juice on the label," he said.

And what about these labels?

Carbohydrates, especially sugars, to a much higher concentration in milk. The juice has a small amount of protein and minerals, and fiber in whole fruit, notes of the American Academy of Pediatrics.

Drinking juice is a lot of calories quickly so do not realize how much you've eaten many apples you should eat to get the same amount, and "feels much, much more full of apple," Ansel said.

"Whole fruits are much better for you," said Dr. Frank Greer, University of Wisconsin, Madison, professor and former head of the Nutrition Committee of the American Academy of Pediatrics.

He noted that the WIC program _ the U. S. Ministry of Agriculture nutrition for women, infants and children _ has revised its rules in 2005 as a fruit juice and baby food for children from 6 months to replace. More than half of all children born in the United States are eligible for WIC, and the government "really significantly reduce the ability of mothers to make juice" of the program, Greer said.

If you or your family is drinking the juice, here are some tips from nutrition experts:

A _Choose juice fortified with calcium and vitamin D-3.

Children do _Give _ pasteurized juice is the only species to protect against bacteria that can cause serious illness.

Give _Don't juice under the age of six months, and never in bottles or glasses covered that allow babies and children all day, food can cause tooth decay. For the same reason, do not give babies juice at bedtime.

_Limit Juice 4 to 6 grams per day for children 1 to 6 and 8 to 12 grams for ages 7 to 18 years.

_Encourage Children to eat fruit.

_Don't Be affected by label claims sound good. "No sugar added" does not mean that it is naturally full of sugar. And "no cholesterol" dumb animal products _ do not contain cholesterol.