What happens to your body when you drink orange juice for breakfast –

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Orange juice is undoubtedly one of the protagonists of the breakfast. But according to research carried out by Princeton University, in the United States, drinking a glass of drink right after getting out of bed may not be the best way to start the day.

It’s just that scholars discovered that, because it contains a lot of sugar in its composition – called fructose -, the substance ends up in the liver and large intestine. “This first organ metabolizes sugar, generating a high amount of glucose that ends up being stored in the form of fat”, explains Samanta Brito, nutritionist at Estima Nutrição, in São Paulo. In the large intestine, according to the researchers, sugar has the potential to disrupt the intestinal microbiota.

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According to experts, a single glass of the drink contains more sugar than the body is able to process. “And the same goes for watermelon, grape, melon and tangerine juices”, recalls Samanta. Therefore, the ideal is to bet on a green juice based on cabbage, pineapple, ginger and lemon. “This alternative is an antioxidant, helps prevent aging, favors the functioning of the intestine and even strengthens the immune system without overloading the body with fructose”, lists the specialist.

But if you can’t or just don’t want to give up the good old orange juice, no problem. Just consume it with fibrous foods. Is that the fibers delay the absorption of fructose and, then, the organism has the chance to process it little by little – in moderate amounts, the small intestine already does the job and does not need to pass the excess to the liver or the intestine. intestine. Health!