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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I eat that diet featured in the CNN article, and make my daily fruit veg intake.  I've eaten that diet since my late 20s.  Am 50 now and healthy, slender, BMI.  No medications.  I do believe a med type diet is the best imo

To the spinach smoothie person.  [b]Your smoothy cuts all the fiber into smithereens so you are losing out on the benefits of fiber.  Yes you have your micronutrients but fiber is critical and underappreciated[/b].[/quote]

No. It does not matter if your fiber is in long threads or in ground up bits.  Fiber is basically the ingredient that is not being absorbed by the body. So it works to bulk up the liquified food mixture and moves it through the gut. It helps to effectively scrub the walls of your gut as it moves along removing waste product.  It also helps in, lowering the glycemic index of the food by adding the non-absorbable bulk, and providing PREBIOTIC enviornment to the good gut bacteria.  It also absorbs a good amount of water and makes the stool bulky allowing for easy pooping and timely removal of toxins.

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Isn't losing the fiber more of an issue with juicing?  As PP mentioned, a smoothie doesn't really eliminate any parts of the ingredients.  [/quote]

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