Fruits contain dietary fiber and potassium. Both are nutrients Americans tend to consume not quite enough of [1,2]. Both help to mitigate the physiologic disorders (hypertension [3], diabetes [4]) associated with sugar consumption [5]. In addition, fruit contains vitamin C, which reduces uric acid [6]; the detrimental effect of fructose on hypertension is thought to be mediated by uric acid [5]. Consumption of fruits, even moderate amounts of juices, is associated with reduced risk of CVD [7].

1: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221226721...

2: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6181280/

3: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11906-011-0197-8

4: https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJM200005113421903

5: https://academic.oup.com/ajcn/article/86/4/899/4649308?login...

6: https://www.jrheum.org/content/35/9/1853.short

7: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/british-journal-of-n...