Currently, various juices and vegetable juices are available in supermarkets.They taste sweet and are rich in nutrition, loved by many people.Many families buy juicers to make fresh juice at home, believing it is convenient and labor-saving to drink fresh fruit juice.Which method is more scientific—drinking freshly squeezed juice or eating fruits?

Actually, except for certain patients or elderly people with poor teeth, whole fruits should not be turned into juices.Drinking homemade fresh juice gets nearly the same amount of sugar, fat, trace elements, and other nutrients as eating fresh fruit, but its biggest disadvantage is that many dietary fibers essential to human health are lost during juicing.

Pectin, a water-soluble fiber, has preventive and reducing effects on diabetes and cardiovascular diseases.(Note: Line 9 is incomplete, so it's not translated here.)While water-insoluble fibers primarily prevent gastrointestinal disorders.Water-insoluble fibers promote intestinal motility and facilitate defecation.They influence the activity of gut bacteria, reduce the amount of bile acids produced in the large intestine, dilute toxic substances within the intestines, and decrease contact time with intestinal mucosa to prevent colorectal cancer.Additionally, dietary fiber can help regulate blood sugar levels, reducing dependence on medication for diabetes patients. It also controls weight by preventing excess calorie intake and controlling obesity.It has preventive effects against gallstones and lowers blood lipids.

Drinking fruit juice is detrimental to children's health; it makes their teeth less exercised, weakens facial muscle strength, and reduces eye muscle function.Moreover, long-term lack of chewing can make the lower jaw underdeveloped, leading to misaligned teeth and improper bite.After children's milk teeth fully come in, they should eat fruits that are rich in fiber and have a certain hardness to increase their chewing strength.

Through chewing actions, facial muscles and eye muscles move, promoting blood circulation and the development of the gum, jawbone, and facebones, which is both healthy and beautifying.If juicing, it's best to consume the solid residues.After the child's baby teeth have come in, they should eat fruits rich in fiber and a certain hardness to increase their chewing ability.

If juiced, it is best to consume the solid residue as well.