"Action on Sugar" 2016 survey on high street hot drinks found that a large portion of them contained shocking amounts of sugar. The recommended daily amount of free sugar for over 11 years old is 7 teaspoons.
Starbucks White Chocolate Mocha Coconut Venti: 20 teaspoons Costa Coffee Chai Latte Massima: 20 teaspoons KFC Mocha: 15 teaspoons Caffe Nero: Caramellita: 13 teaspoons Eat Matcha Latte Big: 11 teaspoons Mac Donalds Mocha Large: 11 teaspoons Greggs Mocha Large: 11 teaspoons Some of these drinks may contain naturally occurring milk sugar lactose which is not a free sugar
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If you hesitate in a restaurant between starter or pudding, you may need to consider as well your glass of wine…
Sugar tax on soft drinks is a great initiative to tackle childhood obesity, but do adults know the sugar content of their alcoholic drinks? Adults in Europe get more of their calories from alcohol than from sugary drinks; if we want to reduce obesity should consumers not be aware of the calories content of their drinks? Did you know that:
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AuthorSimone Faby is a registered nutritional therapist Bsc's (Hons) Archives
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