Juice boxes kept for kids or guests have a way of being consumed by adults — a glass here, a sip there. Hollands’ Cochrane review found that moving food farther away moderately reduces how much of it gets eaten, on low-certainty evidence — and that applies regardless of who it’s “for.” Fruit juice carries fructose at a concentration close to soda’s, stripped of the fiber that makes whole fruit reasonable.
This companion covers the juice illusion, the “for others” problem, ambient consumption, and creating real boundaries or removing the temptation entirely. (3 min read)
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