Starbucks Costa coffee is said to have a high sugar content. One cup of coffee = 18 teaspoons of sugar.

With the arrival of winter, many people like to order a cup of hot coffee to drink in coffee shops during work breaks or shopping, and many coffee shops have specially launched winter holiday drinks. However, while these tempting drinks are delicious, most of them contain more than one person's normal daily intake of sugar and fat, and just one cup is enough to lead to weight gain.

The large full-fat toffee latte from the world's famous coffee chain Costa contains as much as 73.3g of sugar, while World Health Organization (WHO) advises adult men to eat no more than 35g a day and women no more than 25g, the Daily Mail reported.

Every winter, Starbucks offers an eggnog latte, a winter drink that contains 58.2g of sugar, twice the daily intake of sugar recommended by World Health Organization (WHO). Not to mention chocolate drinks, those with high sugar content are even more frightening.

It is revealed that drinking a cup of coffee is equivalent to eating 18 teaspoons of sugar.

According to the report, the taffy latte contains 610 calories and 73.3g sugar, equivalent to 18 teaspoons of sugar (1 teaspoon is about 4g), more than twice the daily sugar intake recommended by World Health Organization (WHO), while rival Starbucks eggnog latte contains 547 calories and 58.2g sugar. Foley, a spokesman for the British Citizen Obesity Forum, said: "the amount of fat and sugar is appalling. These companies should be more responsible. "

Some coffees are high in sugar due to the addition of extra ingredients such as cream, but drinks such as hot chocolate are also high in sugar. For example, Costa's caramel hot chocolate has 661 calories and 24 teaspoons of sugar.

It is reported that caffeine can effectively stimulate the central nervous system, improve alertness, improve cognitive ability and so on. But caffeine can be addictive no matter how much it is, and reducing your intake can cause withdrawal symptoms, raise blood pressure and cause anxiety.

A small cup of Costa espresso contains an average of 185mg of caffeine. Many of the brand's coffees contain two to three cups of caffeine, with an average of 277 milligrams in a cup of coffee.

Compared with other British coffee chains, some Starbucks coffee drinks contain the highest caffeine, with tall brewed coffee containing an average of 320 milligrams.

Experts say eating too much sugar is not just about getting fat.

Liana, a nutritionist at the British Nutrition Centre, said: "this is absolutely bad. The sugar intake of just one such drink is much more than the normal daily intake of sugar, even two to three times, and 25% of the normal daily calorie intake. " The World Health Organization recommends that men eat no more than 35 grams of sugar a day, the equivalent of 9 teaspoons, and women no more than 25 grams, or 6 teaspoons of sugar.

"there is growing evidence that excess sugar has done a lot of damage to our health," Liana said. "

A diet with high sugar intake can lead to chronic diseases such as obesity, diabetes and even cardiovascular disease and Alzheimer's disease. Most importantly, you can also increase your calorie intake when drinking these highly refined drinks.

Experts say these drinks are a collection of calories, sugar and saturated fat, but contain few nutrients. It's OK to drink a little once in a while, but if it becomes a daily habit, you are more likely to gain weight and be affected by excessive sugar intake.

The company responds to providing customers with options such as sugar-free syrup.

A spokesman for Costa said Costa is committed to providing customers with a range of available options. During the Christmas season, our best-selling product is latte, which uses skim milk and contains only 70 calories. Our Christmas limited edition products account for only 1/7 of beverage sales, just to give customers a rare festive atmosphere.

'in Christmas drinks, we also offer a unique blend of tea with only 3 calories and a gingerbread latte with skim milk with 192 calories, 'the spokesman said. Like all our drinks, Christmas drinks can be customized to reduce their calorie content, such as replacing them with skim milk, sugar-free syrup or whipped cream.

A Starbucks spokesman said: "for customers who want to enjoy coffee with the same taste and low calorie content, our baristas will recommend using skim milk or no whipped cream. All stores will inform customers that they can choose low-calorie drinks, such as sugar-free syrup. "