Controversial Opinion of the Day

Hello Procrastinators!

So the controversial opinion of the day is...

Juice Plus (or any of that kind of juice/milkshake liquid diet) are the actual devil for anyone overweight.

Let's just start off with the obvious. There is no miracle cure for obesity. The idea for these meal replacement plans was pinched from the popular Slimfast milkshakes which originated from all the way back in 1977. It's selling point: ease. Anyone wanting to lose weight simply needed to bulk-buy powder instead of taking the time to actually cook for themselves. Spending five seconds blending Juice Plus and milk is a lot easier than making a healthy meal, isn't it? But it's not necessarily better for you or with lower calories. Obviously. Quick fix diets aren't known for their goodness but unless you're just looking to lose weight for, like, a day then you're going to be disappointed when you put the weight back on straight away.

I had a look around on their site and the milkshakes they sell but there was no nutritional information to be seen. No figures of how much sugar, fat, calories per serving. Which doesn't bode well.

There's research on their site, with flimsy results that they disprove as being positive with their disclaimers such as: "Current EU legislation necessitates that health-promoting effects may not be attributed to the product as such (in this case Juice PLUS+), but only to the specific ingredients." In other words, any health benefits can't be said to be through Juice Plus but through individual ingredients such as folic acid and vitamin C... which are in normal food like fruit and vegetables. And it's just so weird because all of the studies conducted were funded by... Juice Plus themselves. What a coincidence!


To cap it all off they run a popular pyramid selling scheme that has clogged up my Facebook news feed for months and months with people/wannabe entrepreneurs with Instagram trying to flog Juice Plus to the unresearched people online. Just no!

Then when you run out of money to fund your £32 a month habit (and that's on top of your shopping bill) what will happen then? Well, you're going to put the weight straight back on again. Like a no-carb diet, your body gets used to less real food and living on a liquid diet. Maybe you'll even put more weight on than you started off with. Or you'll have to start eating healthily, like you should have done anyway. So the whole diet was pointless anyway. 

What everyone knows but what everyone is too lazy and unmotivated to admit is that we all were brought up understanding how to live a healthy lifestyle. Do plenty of exercise, drink a lot of water, eat fruit and vegetables (but not too much, each banana has 100 calories) and limit your portion sizes. In reality, when you're having to say no to McDonalds, it's not that easy, but we all know it can be done. People who say that it doesn't work for them simply aren't doing it right. A calorie controlled healthy diet and exercise will make you lose weight in a natural way that won't negatively affect your body like Juice Plus inevitably will with their shoddy scam studies and false advertising.

So why not try swapping your blender for a fruit bowl and see what difference that could make to your weight and wellbeing? 

Jess x