Letters to the Editor

Abstract

We thank Dr Lifschitz for recognizing that the combination of carbohydrates in fruit juice affects intestinal absorption as published in the March issue of Pediatrics. White grape juice, which contains equal amounts of fructose versus glucose and no sorbitol, was better absorbed than apple juice, which contains excess fructose and sorbitol. Furthermore, we agree that the generalization made by Dr Klish in his commentary regarding our article, namely that there is a difference among juices, was not supported by our data.