Fruit Juice vs. Soft Drinks: Diabetes Impact Compared

If you have diabetes, it's important to watch your sugar levels.

Both fruit juice and soft drinks can raise your blood sugar quickly.

Soft drinks have lots of added sugar and no nutrients.

Fruit juice has natural sugars and some vitamins, but it can still cause your blood sugar to spike.

This is because the process of making juice removes the fiber that helps slow down sugar absorption.

Experts suggest you should drink very little fruit juice, if any, and eating whole fruits is a better choice.

Always check the sugar content if you buy packaged juice.