Is too much vegetable juicing unhealthy?

These questions of the form "is too much of [whatever] unhealthy?" crack me up. By definition too much of something is unhealthy. So it doesn't matter what you're talking about, if you're eating too much then it's unhealthy. read more

Juicing vegetables can be very good for your health. There is a lot of sugar in some juices, and too much sugar without fiber isn't good for you. If you use a blender, then you're eating much more of the food that you're buying and you're eating the fiber in the vegetables, so your digestion can be healthier. read more

The main problem is that people include far too much fruit in their juices. For example, one extremely popular juicing recipe includes “Cucumber, Kale, Lemons, Apples, and Carrots”. This recipe starts out great, but then slides downhill fast because of the inclusion (and most likely main component) of apples and carrots. read more

They’re juicing – chugging raw fruit-and-vegetable drinks to “cleanse” their bodies, get a speedy meal, consume more produce or lose weight. Juice is the new latte. About 92 million gallons of super-premium juices were consumed in 2013, up from 71 million gallons in 2007, according to Beverage Marketing Corp., an industry research firm. read more