Juice That Lowers Triglycerides

No type of fruit juice will magically lower your triglycerides, a type of fat that accumulates in your bloodstream and increases your risk of developing cardiovascular disease. But if you drink fruit juice low in fructose, it may help manage your triglyceride levels. A Diet that includes more than 100 grams daily of fructose may elevate your triglycerides, according to a scientific statement released in April 2011 by the American Heart Association 1.

Fructose

Fructose occurs naturally in fruit, honey and vegetables. It is also in table sugar and high-fructose syrup, commonly added to soft drinks. Vos, et al. ; July 2008').

Recommended Intake

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One cup of 100 percent fruit juice counts as a cup of fruit. To help keep your triglycerides in the acceptable range of 150 mg/dL – milligrams per deciliter of blood – or less, choose fruit juices with relatively low amounts of sugar. Tomato juice provides a good example of a fruit juice low in fructose. One cup of tomato juice contains a total of 8.65 grams of sugars, including 3.74 grams of fructose. You could drink 11 cups without exceeding your daily sugar limit.

Sugar Content

Some fruit juices are harder to include in a triglyceride-conscious diet. One cup of prune juice, for example, contains 42.11 grams of sugar. If you fulfilled your daily fruit requirement exclusively through prune juice, your fructose consumption would exceed 100 grams. Examples of other fruit juices and their sugar content per cup include:

• grape juice
  
• 35.93 grams; pineapple juice
  
• 25 grams; orange juice
  
• 20.69 grams; grapefruit juice
  
• 22.48 grams,
  
• apple juice
  
• 23.86 grams

Avoid fruit juices with added sugar.

Tart Cherry Juice

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Promising, although slight, evidence suggests that tart cherry juice could help reduce your low-density lipoprotein, LDL, or "bad' cholesterol. An animal study led by E. M. Seymour of the University of Michigan, found that rats fed tart cherry extract lost weight and lowered their cholesterol levels despite eating a high-fat diet. Seymour's study was published in the October 2009 issue of the "Journal of Medicinal Food." No study published as of August 2011 suggests that drinking any kind of fruit juice could lower your triglycerides.