NutritionDoc

This is a reply to several emails re: Greens First.

 

Dehydrated, powdered, juiced and "spray-dried" fruit and veggie products can never deliver all the nutritional value of the original produce.Even if a product has the same amount of antioxidants and phytonutrients as a daily diet of fruits and veggies, you are missing the fiber and other benefits of eating whole foods. You are also not using fruits and veggies to replace other, higher calorie and high fat foods in your diet.

 

The scientific claims cited on the Greens First Web page all apply to studies of whole fruits and veggies, NOT to research on the actual product. Many of these promises of benefit are exaggerated or lack the cautions scientists would attach to such claims.

 

The outrageous product claims on the Greens First Web site actually exceed substantially those made by FDA, USDA and other authorities and nutrition scientists regarding the benefit of increasing fruit and vegetable intake.

 

A search of the National Library of Medicine/National Institute of Health Pub Med database reveals no published studies of Greens First.

 

Yes, you can get some antioxidant boost from dried supplements. But you are still better off eating the real things. ( ie. a wide variety of 5-8 servings per day of raw and lightly cooked fruits and veggies of every color).