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U.S. drinking less OJ, but research finds great health benefits

deseret.com · 20hShare

Orange juice has fallen on semi-hard times recently, with weather- and disease-caused crop reductions, a significant drop in U.S. consumption and the pressure of inflation on household budgets, all amid a regulatory makeover by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Florida Citrus reports that orange juice consumption has dropped by about half in the last 20 years. Causes cited include higher prices, crop damage and concerns over sugar content. But folks who have stopped regularly drinking this particular citrus fruit beverage may be missing out on some significant health benefits. Regularly drinking orange juice has an effect on genes inside immune cells, probably impacting blood pressure, inflammation and blood sugar, among other benefits, according to a new international study led by a team at the Food Research Center and School of Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of São Paulo in Brazil. The findings are published in the journal Molecular Nutrition & Food Research, which no

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