Endocrinologist Olga Pavlova told how berry juices and smoothies can harm if you drink them every day.
Summer is the time for fresh berries and fruits. And how great is the temptation to use them every day in different ways! Including in the form of smoothies and freshly squeezed juices. After all, this is a real concentrate of useful elements. In fact, everything is not so simple.
The expert claims that it is much healthier to eat berries in their pure form than to make juice from them.
“Everything is valuable in berries, even fiber, which, when processed into juice, remains in the cake. By drinking juices, we simply overeat: in one glass of apple juice there are 2-3 apples, this is the daily norm. And, as a rule, we drink more than one glass,” the doctor explains.
As for smoothies that retain fiber, they are definitely healthier than juice.
“Smoothies are noticeably better than juice, if only because fiber makes it difficult for simple carbohydrates to enter the bloodstream.”
The fact is that when consuming fruits and berries, for their maximum absorption, it is extremely important to chew them and wet them with saliva. When consuming berries in the form of a smoothie, we skip these important stages for digestion.
It is possible to drink berry juices and smoothies, but it is important to know the measure and remember about each glass. Otherwise, you can seriously sort out the norm both in calories and in carbohydrates. After all, berries in any form are still a dessert. 
Olga Pavlova Healthy lifestyle Endocrinologist