Say it ain't so, Joe: Smoothies are BAD for you: "It's kind of the next step in the evolution of the battle."

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Smoothies are BAD for you: Fruit juices are packed with sugar and we would be better off having vegetable drinks, say scientists

• Smoothies contain 'same amount of sugar as a large coke,' says duo
• So called healthy drinks are continuing to fuel the obesity crisis
• Coca Cola and Pepsi have been buying up juice and smoothie firms
• People urged to drink vegetable juice instead to cut down sugar intake

By STUART WOLEDGE

PUBLISHED: 07:29 EST, 7 September 2013

"Smoothies and fruit juices have been branded the 'new danger' in the battle against obesity.

The two scientists who blew the lid on the corn syrup in soft drinks scandal described claims that smoothies are good for us as 'deceiving', arguing they contain the same amount of sugar as a large coke.

And Barry Popkin and George Bray say that while smoothies are lauded for containing the equivalent of six oranges, they actually provide none of the health benefits received by simply eating an orange instead.

In an interview with The Guardian, Popkin said: 'Smoothies and fruit juices are the new danger.

'It's kind of the next step in the evolution of the battle."

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