A sugar expert explains the unhealthy downside of smoothies

Smoothies might be better for you than juice, but not by much according to Professor at Pediatric Endocrinology, UC San Francisco and author of "The Hacking of the American Mind" and "Fat Chance", Robert Lustig. By pulverizing fruit into a thick paste, you're losing out on the insoluble fiber and its benefits. Put simply, you're better off eating fruit than drinking smoothies or juice.

[adespade]

No more smoothies for me,
It's back to Big macs with fries for me.

[adespade]

Look Doc,
It's either Big Macs
Or smoothies
Which do you want me to eat.

[Drew-vzpb]

Guys if you happen to read this, this doesn’t mean smoothie are bad for you, it just means you’re missing out on possible nutrients you could be getting, so drink that smoothie before you workout or something, but eat something else as well later

[devinmichaelroberts]

You can still have a piece of fruit but most people i know aren't doing fruit smoothies they are putting everything from carrots to spinach and greens in. Its a way to get a whole ton of health and antioxidants in one drink but doesnt mean they arent still eating a salad later and an apple or banana.

[dutchessdioji]

So I'll eat some fruit and drink just "a few" smoothies. Are we good now?

[HeyEveryoneHi]

Well it's impossible to reach perfection. What matters is consistency and that's why we love smoothies

[sexyymartina]

"Everyone wants to take smoothie now!!!"... of course a lot wants to go healthy that most people are trying their best to have a healthy lifestyle... a negative inquiry like this one will appear and discourages people from trying to be I'd rather go with my fruits and vegetable smoothies than my old lifestyle which are going to restos and eating this all kind of meat which is bad for my health....

[shashe]

0:46 anyone else hear the cough in the background?

[raczyk]

So what's the answer, put low sugar fruit in your smoothie? Also what are the four things fibre does, it has not been explained?

[MsCasati]

Watching this as i am drinking my berries smoothie

[ambinintsoahasina]

The way he looked at 00:05 looks like he's going to destroy smoothie's whole career

[freetobe]

So then,  add several tablespoons of Flaxseed meal into the smoothie problem solved?

[wickedchandy]

According to this sugar expert we will have to ingest full whole apple and shove bags of spinach down our throat. This will definitely gives us the benefit of the fiber. Good advise

[cave]

Thank you for this video, This is the best explanation I have seen on YouTube.

[gabkoost]

Yeah yeah yeah. Now even smoothies are bad. No one cares. I'll make smoothies and throw in a bit of raw oats in it to add fiber. Happy now?

[savage-vqfg]

The upside of smoothies is it's an easy way of eating fruit and veg in high quantities, so if you're worried about your health, I wouldn't be to concerned with smoothies. As long as it's just fruit and maybe water and/or some spices, it's healthy

[bonitahill]

Wow I always agree with Robert he knows his facts

[tugloo]

I love this guys video on sugar. It helped me start my journey to getting rid of sugar. However, I'm going to need the research for what he is claiming in this video.

[um-vlon]

people seems to be mad about this video, not because it's fake, but because it shatters their imagination of "healthy" food.

[NWLMAMMAL]

Explain to me how a physical process(blending) causes a chemical change(less fiber)