National Bubble Milk Tea DayIt is considered a "popular menu" among Thai people that many people love. But don't forget that this delicious drink carries many dangers.Obesity, sugar, fat and very little nutritional value!

From a survey of 25 bubble milk tea shops, it was found that

• Bubble milk tea sold in our country has an average of 408 kilocalories of energy, which is equivalent to eating one meal or 5 ladles of rice.
• It contains up to 43 grams of sugar (11 teaspoons) and 12 grams of fat (about 3 teaspoons of oil).​

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What's even more shocking is that some stores contain up to 769 kilocalories, or the equivalent of eating almost 10 ladles of rice! It contains up to 74 grams of sugar, or the equivalent of eating 19 teaspoons of sugar, which is three times higher than the recommendation. That allows us to consume no more than 24 grams of sugar, or only 6 teaspoons.

It also has up to 25 grams of fat (5 teaspoons of oil), most of which is fat. “Saturated fat” from ingredients like creamer and evaporated milk This is higher than the American Heart Association's recommendation of consuming no more than 11 -12 grams of saturated fat per day (5-6% of daily energy needs).​

Because of sugar and saturated fat It is the cause of chronic non-communicable diseases. (Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) such as obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular disease So we want you to think about it a little. If you eat it regularly, what will you get into your body?

Source:

1. Smartbuy online magazine. Issue 220. Test results for energy, sugar and other nutritional information. In the drink “Bubble Milk Tea” [Internet]. [Accessed on 3 March 2021]. Accessible from: https://www.chaladsue.com/article/3171​
2. Sacks FM, Lichtenstein AH, Wu JH, Appel LJ, Creager MA, Kris-Etherton PM, et al. Dietary fats and cardiovascular disease: a presidential advisory from the American Heart Association. Circulation. 2017;136(3):e1-e23