>>>>No sugar (beyond what's in OJ, milk, fruits, etc.)
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>>So-called "free" sugar is the one that kills. Yes fruit has lots of sugar, but it's not free sugar.
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>>FWIW, you can lose the fruit juice as well. Its raw constituent fruit also has roughage that you want. If you are looking for an amazing drink, try dihydrogen monoxide that has amazing health properties.
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>>Caffeine can raise BP, but it's a cheap legal drug with other effects as well. I drink at least 6 shots per day which is more than the research du jour suggests but I'm yet to see definite evidence of harm.
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>>Into the red medicine yet? ;-)
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>Only sugar I'm getting is what occurs naturally. One big think I'm on the lookout for is the fructose/corn syrup
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>The so/called 50/50 juice that claims to be less calories is just filtered juice. So I drink just a small juice glass a day.
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>Sorry, not into the red medicine. I truly just don't like the taste of wine. I've had one beer in four weeks, and that was a brown ale over Easter.

An apple - I love them - is sugar and fiber.
Apple juice is sugar and no fiber.
Might as well drink sugared water.

Sounds as if you're doing well.
Have some cognac, skip the beer.
Blame it on uncle Bill

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