Guido Mieth/getty images How green tea affects blood sugar and gut health The recent study published in Current Developments in Nutrition acted as a follow-up to a 2019 study that associated green tea consumption with lower obesity, health risks, and improved gut health when tested on rats. In the new […]
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Gong Cha Has New Brown Sugar And Strawberry Milk Foam Drinks From $3.40
Get Gong Cha’s new Milk Foam drinks now Move over, cheese foam and hello, flavoured Milk Foam. If brown sugar bubble tea wasn’t enough for your sweet tooth, Gong Cha has launched a brand new Brown Sugar Milk Foam that will raise your regular Brown Sugar Fresh Milk to new […]
UK reports 44% reduction in sugar content across mid and high sugar drinks
The figures, published in a report from Public Health England this week, looks at progress in sugar reduction made from 2015-2019. The UK’s Soft Drinks Industry Levy was introduced in 2018. While overall sales of drinks subject to the levy have increased by 14.9%, the number of calories likely to […]
Why adding a spoonful of sugar to water is ‘better than energy drinks’
Health By Mirror A spoon of sugar Photo: Courtesy The first time I went into print about energy drinks being no better than sugar in water, the wrath of the energy-drink manufacturers hit me like a tsunami. No amount of persuasion on their part, however, changed my view. Since then, […]
Irish court’s Subway bread ruling highlights hidden sugar in common foods
In response to the decision, a spokesperson for the popular sandwich chain told The Washington Post, “Subway’s bread is, of course, bread.” The company is reviewing the ruling. The ruling exposes “a terrible fact about our ultra-processed food supply and things like Subway bread,” said Timothy Harlan, director of George […]
You might be surprised by how much sugar is in these popular seasonal drinks
© Provided by Evoke.ie When you’re out and about, sometimes you just need a pick-me-up and with that, you go and order yourself a nice drink or coffee. However, we don’t tend to think too much about how healthy or unhealthy a pumpkin spiced latte or hot chocolate might be. […]
Starbucks Pumpkin Spiced Latte sugar content is highest on the hot drinks list
There’s nothing nicer than grabbing a hot drink on the go, especially when the temperatures start to dip and those famous red cups return for winter. But whilst we all reach for the comfort of tasty hot drink, you might be surprised to know just how much sugar is lurking […]
What to Know About the Added Sugar in Your Sports Drinks
Added sugar is everywhere in the modern diet, lurking in many unexpected foods we assume are otherwise healthy. That means we’re often eating the sweet stuff and don’t even know it. © Marco VDM – Getty Images Sports drinks have a lot of added sugars—here’s what to know and how […]
US continues to reduce calories and sugar consumption from drinks
A new report in the United States highlights definite progress towards a collaborative national goal to reduce the number of calories and sugar Americans consume from beverages. The independent evaluator Keybridge LLC has published a report on the progress made towards the US calorie goal, as set by the American […]