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Comment author: TylerJay 01 September 2014 12:08:35AM 2 points [-]

Great! I think you'll like it. Let me know if you have any questions on that or just want any input on your plan in general before you start it. Feel free to PM me or we can Skype if you'd like.

Actually the latter may or may not fully apply to children which seem to have a much higher glucose demand:

While that's probably true as far as glucose is concerned, it's the fructose that often accompanies it which is the problem. In addition to the intermediaries and metabolites of Fructose being potentially harmful (fructose is processed more similarly to alcohol than to glucose), it also has little to no effect of satiety. Someone who has a glass of juice each day typically eats the same amount of other food, resulting in a net increase in their daily calorie intake.