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Have We Got Smoothies All Wrong?

How a ‘Smoothies Are Toxic’ claim sent me down a rabbit hole

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Ben Jones MD PhD
Jun 21, 2025
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Recently, the YouTube algorithm decided I need rescuing from my breakfast.

It keeps serving me a very earnest 'doctor' warning that “smoothies might be the most toxic drink known to man,” or words to that effect.

Usually, I'm laid back enough to shrug off that kind of clickbait. After the fifth repeat, I caught myself yelling at the iPad.

Here’s why it got…

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