Iced coffees have more calories than meals
Iced drinks sold by many high street coffee shop chains can contain a quarter of your recommended daily calories, it has been claimedA charity has warned that drinks like a Starbucks Venti Dark Berry Mocha Frappuccino blended coffee with whipped cream, not only take 20 minutes to order, but could also increase cancer risk.
The Starbuck Venti Dark Ber (...oh you get the idea) contains a whopping 561 calories compared to the estimated daily calorie requirement of an average woman 2,000 calories.
World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF) claim that regularly consuming these high calorie drinks can lead to weight gain which can in turn lead to six types of cancer.
The combination of sugar-laden syrups, cream and ful-fat milk are said to send the calorie-count soaring in the drinks, apparently some also contained traces of coffee.
At Caffé Nero, a Double Chocolate Frappe and a Mocha Frappe Latte with semi skimmed milk contains 483 calories. At Costa Coffee the Massimo Coffee Frescato contains 332 calories.
Dr Rachel Thompson, Science Programme Manager for WCRF, said: “The fact that there is an iced coffee on the market with over a quarter of a woman’s daily calorie allowance is alarming. This is the amount of calories you might expect to have in an evening meal, not in a drink.
“Having these type of drinks as an occasional treat is unlikely to do you any harm. But if you are having them regularly then they will increase the chances of you becoming overweight, which in turn increases your risk of developing cancer, as well as other diseases such as heart disease and diabetes.
A spokesperson added that almost 19,000 people a year in the UK are diagnosed with a case of cancer that could have been prevented if they were a healthy weight.
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Dr Rachel Thompson, Science Programme Manager for WCRF, said: “The fact that there is an iced coffee on the market with over a quarter of a woman’s daily calorie allowance is alarming. This is the amount of calories you might expect to have in an evening meal, not in a drink.
“Having these type of drinks as an occasional treat is unlikely to do you any harm. But if you are having them regularly then they will increase the chances of you becoming overweight, which in turn increases your risk of developing cancer, as well as other diseases such as heart disease and diabetes.
A spokesperson added that almost 19,000 people a year in the UK are diagnosed with a case of cancer that could have been prevented if they were a healthy weight.
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World Cancer Research Fund
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