Fruit juice improves diet quality in kids

Children and teens who drink 100 percent juice have higher intakes of key nutrients compared to non-consumers, according to a new study. The study has been presented at the Experimental Biology (EB) 2010 meeting.Two new studies from researchers at the Louisiana State University Agricultural Center and Baylor College of Medicine clearly highlight the benefits of drinking 100 percent fruit juice. Researchers used data from the 2003-2006 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) to compare the diets of juice drinkers to non-consumers.