'Shocking' sugar levels in High Street hot drinks, warns charity
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-35593007
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-35593007
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1 coffee please - milk and 25 sugars, thanks.
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Quite like the Italian approach to coffee explained recently here: http://www.theguardian.com/lifeands...-sugar-is-optional-frappuccino-does-not-exist
symyjym
Banned
But don't stir it, I don't like it sweet.
Easy 10
Brain dead MUG SHEEP
"So this hot, sickly, super-sweet gloopy beverage I am drinking is absolutely RAMMED with sugar ?"
Wow. Who'dve thunk it.
Wow. Who'dve thunk it.
Normal Rob
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Agreed. There really are some thick twunts out there.
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According to this she had 1.2g of added sugar available for the rest of the day, (taken from figures that should be halved)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-33551501
Do you think she kept within her limit?
Oh and to be fair, I'm writing this as a self confessed sugaraholic.
Thunder Bolt
Silly old bat
Over active thyroid increases your metabolism so makes you lose weight.
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All true but that's still some pretty staggering amounts of sugar.
I doubt they'd sell so easily if it stated 'contains 25 teaspoons of sugar'.
Although I'm sure they'd still sell.
In that case hers was definitely broken or in reverse
Thunder Bolt
Silly old bat
Quite possibly hypothyroidism which slows down the metabolism. With so much sugar, there's also a risk of type 2 diabetes.
I had no idea it was that bad (presumably because I don't drink those things).
It annoys me that when ordering an Americano I am asked whether I would like milk. I thought everybody knew that that would be an Inglese.
crookie
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Always loved the smell of fresh coffee, but I think it tastes horrible, so never drink the stuff. I guess all these lardies don't like the taste of it either if they have to add loads of syrup and cream to enable them to drink it
swindonseagull
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They are not talking about everyday latte, mocha, americano etc thay are talking about the drinks with that sugary syrupy gunk.
seagulls4ever
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Clearly it's pretty obvious that these things are bad for you. That said, I am still surprised at the obscene levels of sugars contained within some of these drinks. Take the 25 teaspoons example. That's close to three times the amount of sugar found in a can of coke, which contains a shit ton of sugar. I'd be surprised if many people were aware of the extremity of the levels of sugars in these drinks. Good on this campaign group for raising awareness on this issue I say - I certainly didn't realise quite how much sugar some of these drinks contain (not that I drink any of them anyway).