Mens_Health_UK_March_2017

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WORDS: THOMAS LING | PHOTOGRAPHY: AGATA PEC AT HEARST STUDIOS

PULP FACTS & FICTION

Are cold-pressed juices still the order of the day, or is

it time smoot ies blitzed their way back to the top?

Sup on the undiluted truth about healthy drinking

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While de-fibred juices may be chockfull of vitamins, smoothies offer a means to a better

blend. Using the whole fruit boosts satiety and slows the release of sugar, making them

a smarter way to get your greens on the go. Filtered fruit has been beaten to a pulp

THE MH VERDICT: SMOOTHIES WIN!

JUICE SMOOTHIES

SWEET SPOTS

HIDDEN EXTRA

By pressing fruit slowly, the stainless steel POWER TOOLS

screw is able to extract even more nutrients.

Plus the noise won’t wake the neighbours

F L AVA N OI D S

Known for their antioxidant properties,

these compounds – found in fresh apple juice

• are proven to put the squeeze on body fat

BANANA SKINS

NARINGIN

Drop half a peeled grapefruit into your next

smoothie mix, then drink it post-gym to

sample the nutrients’s DOMS-beating powers

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BLENDER

With its blades spinning at 38,000rpm, this

smooth operator blends your greens and berr

at breakneck speed – handy if you oversleep

Panasonic MJ-L500 £200 Klarstein Herakles-8G-B Blender £208

VS

VERSUS

JUICE VS

SMOOTHIES

Tastebud friendly

Expensive

Nothing to waste

Slower to digest

Healthy hydration

Won’t combat hunger

Longer ingredients list

Less photogenic

Fast-access energy

High sugar content

Regulates blood sugar

Calorie-crammed

678m

The total volume of

juice in litres sold in

the UK every year.

That’s enough to fill 271

Olympic swimming pools

£135m

The combined value of

all smoothies sold each

year in the UK. Perhaps

hardly surprising when

they’re selling for £5 a pop

(^) CORE MESSAGE
Roughage-rammed smoothies won’t just
curb cravings – two daily hits of a fibrous
fruit blend can slash your CVD risk by 9%
Juices are packed full of quick-absorbing
vitamins and antioxidants. However, purging
the pulp means they lack insoluble fibre
Australian National Measurement Institute University of Leeds
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