The concentrate from Mott's is made in Texas.

I wrote a post last week about the recent stir caused by Dr. Mehmet Oz when he said that commercial apple juice contains high levels of arsenic that might be harmful long-term. This revelation not only caused a buzz among moms, but it upset the FDA who emphatically fought back by saying their regular assessments of apple juice prove that it is indeed safe for families. My position is that there is some truth behind what Dr. Oz says: concentrate from China and other countries, is not regulated under the same guidelines as concentrate in the U.S.

As Dr. Oz points out, many apples overseas are treated with pesticides that contain inorganic arsenic. Now, New York Senator, Charles Schumer, is calling for stricter laws, and says the federal government should regulate juice concentrate that’s shipped from China to protect kids from long-term effects, such as cancer. Continue reading »

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I don't think Dr. Oz will make moms stop buying apple juice entirely, but maybe they will check where the apples come from.

By now you’ve probably heard of the highly controversial Dr. Oz show in which he claimed there are high levels of arsenic in store bought apple juice. In case you didn’t, my colleague Stephanie Precourt first broke the news about the apple juice controversy earlier in the week.

This show certainly caused some public debate, including the FDA to take a firm stance disputing Dr. Oz’s claims.

But is it possible that besides being a big ratings draw, the idea that apple juice (or any other food or beverage) containing harmful ingredients might have some truth to it?

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If you think you are making a better choice for your kids by serving fruit juice instead of soda, you are only partially right.  Drinks such as orange juice, apple juice and grape juice may offer more vitamins, minerals and other nutrients than soda, but they also contain a lot of fructose, high levels of which have been linked to heart disease and Type 2 diabetes.  In fact, a single glass of apple juice contains the fructose equivalent of six apples.

What’s more, juice contains more calories than soda: A cup of orange juice has 112 calories, apple juice has 114 and grape has 152.  A same-sized serving of Coke or Pepsi has only about 100 calories. Continue reading »

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