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Vitamix is a well-known brand specializing in high-performance blenders, often favored for their durability and powerful motors. While excellent for creating smooth textures in smoothies and other preparations, the conversation points out that the intense blending action can break down dietary fiber, potentially negating some of the benefits of whole fruit by allowing faster sugar absorption.
So what happens is that the blades in the Brevel or the Vitamix or the Neutra Bullet or you know whatever you use to make your smoothie, those blades are shearing that fiber into smitherreens...
""Vitamix is cited as an example of a blender brand during a discussion about whether blending fruit (making smoothies) retains the health benefits of whole fruit. Dr. Lustig explains that blenders like Vitamix shear fiber, leading to rapid sugar absorption."