I was twelve years old when I read in one of my favorite magazines that short people, specifically women, shouldn’t drink juice because it makes you fat. At 29 years old I am five feet tall, so I was even smaller then. I was confused because there wan’t an explanation as to WHY it “makes you fat” or WHY specifically short people should be careful, but out of fear I didn’t drink juice for a very long time.
It is statements like those that mislead people into crazy, restrictive diets and present feelings of utter confusion when it comes to nutrition. It is statements like those that drive me to make nutrition and fitness as simple as possible for people so they can be educated and reach their goals.
Juice doesn’t make you fat. Fruit doesn’t make you fat. Sugar doesn’t make you fat. There is no food on its own that inherently makes you fat; continuously overeating in calories in comparison to what your body burns daily is what leads to fat gain …
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