Juice extractors grind food into small pieces that are spun to extract juice from the pulp. Juicing is a way of supplementing your diet with the valuable nutrients found in whole foods, such as fruits and vegetables. Whether you are fasting, dieting or supplementing an already healthy diet, juicing can offer a wide range of vitamins and minerals to support your health.
Types
Various types of juicing can accomplish different things for your body. Juicing vegetables provides ample vitamins and minerals, but very little effect on your blood sugar, as vegetables are generally low in sugar. Juicing fruits provides a very tasty treat, packed with nutrition, but high in sugar content, as one small glass of juiced apples will require four to five apples in total, more than 350 calories and 85 grams of sugar. Juicing grasses such as barley and oat grass are great ways to get the rich chlorophyll found in deep green foods, along with other minerals.
Significance
Juicing is a great avenue of supplemental health support if you are not able to consume adequate amounts of actual fruits and vegetables. You may not like the taste or texture of the actual foods, so juicing them and mixing them together can create a palatable option to assure the proper intake of nutrition, suggests the Mayo Clinic. If you are on a liquid diet for a specific health issue, juicing is an optimal way to support your overall health.
Benefits of Fruit
Fruit is very rich in flavor and color, and can create very satiating juices that support your overall health and well being. Fruit juice is sweet, and provides a full and satisfied feeling as you enjoy it. Fruit juicing is optimal for children, as children enjoy sweet flavors, and will consume ample nutrients as they sip a freshly juiced drink. In a study titled "The Relationship Between 100% Juice Consumption and Nutrient Intake and Weight of Adolescents," Carol E. O'Neil in the March/April 2010 issue of the journal "Health Promotion," states that juice provides valuable nutrition to young adults, and consumption of 100 percent juice was associated with lower consumption of total fat and added sugars.
Benefits of Vegetable Juicing
Juicing vegetables makes ample nutrition available through a quick and easily accessible avenue. Sipping an 8 oz. glass of spinach, broccoli, kale and celery will provide more than 45 flavonoids, with kaempferol and quercetin heading the list. These flavonoids combine both antioxidant and anti-inflammatory benefits in a way that gives kale and other deep green foods a leading dietary role with respect to avoidance of chronic inflammation and oxidative stress, suggests WHFoods.com. Non starchy vegetables, such as leafy greens, celery and broccoli, juiced with herbs, such as mint or cilantro, can create a health-boosting tonic without a major impact on the blood sugar.
Warning
The juices from fruits and starchy vegetables such as carrots or beets can contain a lot of sugar, which may be harmful for diabetics and can contribute to weight gain. Use juicing as a supplemental tool to your diet. Too much juicing can create symptoms such as diarrhea and cramping, suggests Cancer.org. Juice vegetables for the larger portion of your drink, then add a small fruit item to taste.
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