Can you gain weight by only drinking orange juice?

[brandonto]

Hello Nutrition Misc,

I had a discussion with somebody the other day about how weight gain will occur if you are have caloric surplus, regardless about how it is achieved. I gave an example that you could even gain weight by only eating salad, you'd just have to eat A LOT of salad since they are not very calorie dense.

Today she came back to me questioning that idea by asking me if you could gain weight by drinking only orange juice, without eating any food. I answered yes, if you drink enough. But I don't think my answer is satisfactory to me or her without any real scientific backing... can somebody who knows a thing or two about nutrition give me a clear answer on this?

Thanks.

[gomez26]

answer is yes.
u cant specify *which* calories will go towards gains & which will be used for energy expenditure & maintenenace.

[FltDoc06]

"Calories is calories."
Of course if you just drank OJ, your hair might ultimately fall out from protein malnutrition, but you might be nice and plump!

[VmissileX]

lol you'll gain weight



probably not muscle




and probably diabetes too

[gomez26]

"Calories is calories."
Of course if you just drank OJ, your hair might ultimately fall out from protein malnutrition, but you might be nice and plump!

pretty sure he meant just the surplus coming from teh jooce, not the whole lot.


but who knows lol.

[cls91]

Calories are energy.

To put it simply, if you consume more calories than are immediately needed, they will get stored. The more you consume, the more that will get stored, eventually in adipose tissue.

Calories in > Calories out, and you gain weight.

OJ in particular is no different, other than it wouldn't be the most efficient/healthiest way to gain weight. You'd be getting very little EFA's and a low overall variety of fats. You'd also have a very low protein intake with insufficient essential amino acids. And you would obviously become deficient in several micronutrients as well. Not to mention the excessive fructose intake which in itself could pose problems.

Can you gain weight with only OJ? Yes. But I'm not sure how long you would be able to do it for before having to worry about much bigger health related problems.

[necon76]

I can do anything I set my mind to OP.

[ironwill2008]

..... if you could gain weight by drinking only orange juice, without eating any food.

Sure you can, but you might not like the results:





You know what they always say about how "You are what you eat."

[jtaylor2010]

cool story bro.....but who was bowel movement?

[DAaaMan64]

Calories are energy.

This OP. Didja know, that a Barrel of crude oil (about 42 US Gallons) has 1,400,000 calories?

Maybe the barrel of oil example will give her a reality check. :3

[SuffolkPunch]

If she wants to know how it becomes fat, tell her to google denovo lipogenesis.

[streetlegaltank]

Hello Nutrition Misc,

I had a discussion with somebody the other day about how weight gain will occur if you are have caloric surplus, regardless about how it is achieved. I gave an example that you could even gain weight by only eating salad, you'd just have to eat A LOT of salad since they are not very calorie dense.

Today she came back to me questioning that idea by asking me if you could gain weight by drinking only orange juice, without eating any food. I answered yes, if you drink enough. But I don't think my answer is satisfactory to me or her without any real scientific backing... can somebody who knows a thing or two about nutrition give me a clear answer on this?

Thanks.

consuming that much acidity would not be advisable.

[hthoma]

Correct you will gain weight, assuming you could REALLY stand to drink enough of that crap to exceed your caloric needs. Brands vary, but the average 8 oz of OJ is gonna be about 100 calories. So you'd need to drink 1.9 gallons to get 3,000 calories. Plus, say goodbye to your teeth.

[Gxp23]

You will gain weight, but the amount you would need to drink will probably make you chit yourself uncontrollably and in return, lose weight.

[Domicron]

The correct answer is to not entertain morons and their moronic hypothetical questions

[bartolomei]

Drinking fruit juices, including orange juice, has been associated with obesity.

1 liter of a typical orange juice has about 400 Cal. To get 2,500 Cal (to meet your sedentary style calorie needs) and consuming nothing else, you would need to drink 6 liters of orange juice per day. So, to gain weight, at least 7 liters. This could cause diarrhea because of too much fructose and water intoxication because of lack of sodium.

[snorkelman]

Have her disprove you.

Encourage her to go on an orange juice only diet for a week. Let's see how she does.








I suppose I better add "not serious" to prevent idiocy

[hthoma]

Wasn't there some sort of "Hollywood Miracle Diet" that was nothing but overpriced juice?

[snorkelman]

I know there is an idiotic diet which involves drinking grapefruit juice, but maybe you are thinking of that goji berry stuff

[Gxp23]

I know there is an idiotic diet which involves drinking grapefruit juice, but maybe you are thinking of that goji berry stuff

Or acai berry, the secret to getting shredded.

Only $99.99 a week.

[desslok]

Wasn't there some sort of "Hollywood Miracle Diet" that was nothing but overpriced juice?

Thats pretty much MLM 101, take some new "superfruit" from the rainforest, juice it, sell it for some astronomical price to your "distributors" as a "home based business" for a couple months before the grocery store starts selling it for 1/10th of the cost. Goji, Noni, anything else that rhymes with phony

[jessica693254]

its simply a juice which can not provide you enough calorie to gain some weight, but you will just be able to carry yourself so you will definitely need other food to maintain your body and put some weight

[Gxp23]

its simply a juice which can not provide you enough calorie to gain some weight, but you will just be able to carry yourself so you will definitely need other food to maintain your body and put some weight

Yes it could.

[hthoma]

Thats pretty much MLM 101, take some new "superfruit" from the rainforest, juice it, sell it for some astronomical price to your "distributors" as a "home based business" for a couple months before the grocery store starts selling it for 1/10th of the cost. Goji, Noni, anything else that rhymes with phony

Yep, Xango mangosteen juice is an example.

MLM actually CAN make you a lot of money, but you need to possess a certain personality. Upbeat, ultra-confident no matter what, and exceptional communication skills. Most people fail.

[hawaiistack]

noni juice is the grossest thing Ever. Do not try