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Should you inject fruit juice directly into your veins? Fruits are healthy and “natural,” after all. And alternative practitioners — including those recognized and legitimized by provincial governments — routinely recommend injecting massive quantities of vitamins via an intravenous drip. So, infusing your body with nutrient-filled produce could only be a good thing. Right? Bring on the IV fruit juice!

The answer, of course, is no.

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You should not mainline fruit juice. One would think this obvious, but there is so much confusing, science-free misinformation circulating in popular culture that it has become increasingly difficult to separate sensible health advice from what should be consider, well, insane.

Recently, a woman nearly died as a result of using a homemade IV drip to inject fruit juice. My initial reaction to this horrifying story? I’m surprised it hasn’t happened sooner.