Sugary Drinks, Not Fruit Juice, May Be Linked To Insulin Resistance

Apparently they deserve an "A" for honesty, still why bother doing the study?

"Their findings suggest that higher consumption of sugar-sweetened drinks, but not 100 percent fruit juice, may be associated with insulin resistance, even in otherwise healthy adults.

But:

"Although this observation might be due to the additional nutrients or other phytochemicals found in the juices, Jacques notes this also may be a consequence of the healthier lifestyle and dietary habits of fruit juice consumers. They were less likely to smoke than non-consumers, and consumed diets relatively lower in saturated fat and higher in total fiber.

Despite these results, Nicola McKeown, PhD, corresponding author and scientist in the Nutritional Epidemiology Program at the USDA HNRCA, does not advise increasing consumption of fruit juice...

Jacques and McKeown also caution that their results cannot be used to determine cause-and-effect relationships among caloric and non-caloric sugar-sweetened beverage consumption and insulin resistance. 'It could be that people who drink sugar-sweetened beverages have other unhealthy behaviors that we did not account for,' says McKeown."

Small wonder people are confused.

The issue is clouded by any conversation beyond Calories in and Calories out and then the useless research has uncertain conclusions.

What a waste.