Why I Don’t Drink Sugary Beverages　ジュースを飲まない理由

plum_mei

Sept. 12, 2025

Why I Don’t Drink Sugary Beverages　ジュースを飲まない理由

I have been avoiding sugary beverages such as juice and sports drinks for years. I usually choose drinks without sugar, though I don’t decline them if I’m served one.

The reason is health. There are people with diabetes on both my father’s and my mother’s side of the family, and I’ve inherited that tendency, unfortunately. So I need to be careful. Since I naturally love sweets such as chocolate and cake, it’s hard to give them up completely. If I’m going to take in calories, I’d rather have them from those. I’d rather save my “sugar quota” for desserts than waste it on drinks. Besides, sweets taste best when paired with bitter tea or coffee.

Juice, after all, is liquid. It passes down the throat in a split second, yet one glass of juice contains a huge amount of sugar. Isn’t that unfair? If I’m going to consume sugar, I want to savor it fully. From that perspective, sugary drinks just don’t make sense to me.

何年も前から、ジュースを飲むのをやめた。スポーツドリンクも同様である。出されたら飲むけれど、自分で選ぶ飲み物は、お茶かコーヒー、水、そして炭酸水。すべて無糖を心掛けている。健康に注意しているからというのが理由である。父の家系も母の家系も糖尿病の人がいるので、私もその体質を受け継いでいるのだ。気を付けれなければいけない。私はチョコレートやケーキなどの甘いものがもともと好きな性分なので、どうしても少し食べたくなる。カロリーを取るならそっちで摂りたいと思う。ジュースのぶんもそちらにまわしたい。それに、甘いお菓子は苦いお茶やコーヒーと飲むことで一番おいしさが引き立つ。ジュースは液体だ。ジュースが喉を通るのは一瞬しかないのに、一杯のジュースにはたくさんの砂糖が含まれている。なんだか損ではないか。どうせ砂糖を体に入れるなら、私は味わい尽くしたいと思っているから、ジュースという選択肢は理にかなっていないように見えるのだ。

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Paolo12

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Why I Don’t Drink Sugary Beverages　ジュースを飲まない理由

I have been avoiding sugary beverages such as juice and sports drinks for years.

I usually choose drinks without sugar, though I don’t decline them if I’m served one.

The reason is health.

Or "I do this for health reasons."

There are people with diabetes on both my father’s and my mother’s side of the family, and I’ve inherited that tendency (or likelihood), unfortunately.

So I need to be careful.

Since I naturally love sweets such as chocolate and cake, it’s hard to give them up completely.

If I’m going to take in calories, I’d rather have them from those.

I’d rather save my “sugar quota” for desserts than waste it on drinks.

Besides, sweets taste best when paired with bitter tea or coffee.

Juice, after all, is liquid.

It passes down the throat in a split second, yet one glass of juice contains a huge amount of sugar.

Isn’t that unfair?

If I’m going to consume sugar, I want to savor it fully.

From that perspective, sugary drinks just don’t make sense to me.

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Well done!

plum_mei

Sept. 13, 2025

Thank you!

kevino

Why I Don’t Drink Sugary Beverages　ジュースを飲まない理由

This is correct but using the word "drink" would be more typical.

I have been avoiding sugary beverages such as juice and sports drinks for years.

I usually choose drinks without sugar, though I don’t decline them if I’m served one.

The reason is health.

There are people with diabetes on both my father’s and my mother’s side of the family, and I’ve inherited that t~~endency~~rait, unfortunately.

Would be more typically used over the word "tendency" even though "tendency" is technically correct.

So I need to be careful.

Since I naturally love sweets such as chocolate and cake, it’s hard to give them up completely.

If I’m going to take in calories, I’d rather have them from those.

I’d rather save my “sugar quota” for desserts than waste it on drinks.

Besides, sweets taste best when paired with bitter tea or coffee.

Juice, after all, is a liquid.

Optional, I think.

It passes down the throat in a split second, yet one glass of juice contains a huge amount of sugar.

Isn’t that unfair?

plum_mei

Sept. 13, 2025

Thank you!

There are people with diabetes on both my father’s and my mother’s side of the family, and I’ve inherited that tendency, unfortunately.

There are people with diabetes on both my father’s and my mother’s side of the family, and I’ve inherited that t~~endency~~rait, unfortunately.

Would be more typically used over the word "tendency" even though "tendency" is technically correct.

There are people with diabetes on both my father’s and my mother’s side of the family, and I’ve inherited that tendency (or likelihood), unfortunately.

So I need to be careful.