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If so, he should keep in mind that "sugary drinks" include fruit juices.

The calorie contents of Pepsi is not that far removed from many fruit juice products. Some, like lemonades, can often be higher in sugars than Pepsi.

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You have to be careful even with fruits with high sugar amount. But it is harder since the digestion is slower and you get full faster.

It's much harder to get the same amount of sugar from actual fruit, as fruit juice is pretty much extracting the sugar and water from the fruit. That is, a glass of orange juice takes more than one orange. The part of the fruit that is thrown out when juicing is also good for you: fiber.

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