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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Whole fruit is good for you, eating several pieces of liquid blended fruit at one time is more than what is good for glucose homeostasis of many people. Some people could have that smoothie every day of their life with no issues. For some people that would expedite metabolic dysfunction and insulin resistance, and eventually lead to pancreas burnout and diabetes. [/quote]

This seems like your are overthinking it. A smoothie in the morning with a banana, a few chunks of mango and pineapple, maybe 2-3 strawberries, and some milk (I usually use non-dairy milk but whatever) is not going to give anyone diabetes or burn out their pancreas. Maybe if you did that three times a day. But that's basically a daily serving of fruits but concentrated in one meal instead of spread out over multiple. The only downside would be that your body might not absorb all the nutrients because it's getting them all at once, but if it's daily, the body will take what it needs and the rest will be expelled as waste, not big deal. If you don't already have an underlying condition that might make consuming that much fructose at once a problem, that smoothie is not going to harm you and will have a lot of vitamins and fiber that will benefit you.[/quote]

Not everyone processes sugars the same. Drinking that amount of fruit in a short amount of time would be disastrous for my blood sugar all day long, as someone who is genetically predisposed to insulin resistance. Even with all the fiber and even if I added plenty of fat and protein. Yes, having it every single morning would hasten the progression of my metabolic dysfunction. As I said, someone else could have it every day, or even a candy bar first thing every morning, and be perfectly healthy. [/quote]

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