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Many people like coffee concoctions plus other ingredients such as sweeteners or cream. But be careful because the addition of this material endangers health.
Coffee has become a popular drink that is popular, but everyone has his own favorite coffee concoction. There are some who like the coffee bitter without any additional ingredients, but some others prefer the coffee plus other ingredients.
The main ingredients that are often put into coffee such as sweetener sugar, cream, syrup, and so forth. Maybe this additional material will make your coffee according to taste. But on the other hand, the concoction can be dangerous.
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According to a public health study, the addition of such ingredients to coffee can provide extra 69 calories with 60 percent of it coming from empty calories from sugar.
Although the addition of extra calories is fairly small, but if consumed every day, it will gain weight. Therefore, be sure to avoid some of these additives into your coffee.
Summarizing Eat this, not that! (09/09/2020), here are 5 ingredients that should be avoided to be mixed into coffee.
1. Artificial sweetener
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Artificial sweeteners add empty calories to coffee. Some studies have linked the consumption of artificial sweeteners for weight loss, but research conducted by Harvard Health concluded that consuming artificial sweeteners regularly, can cause higher desires for more food consumption with lower nutritional value and higher calories.
Therefore, it is better to avoid consumption of artificial sweeteners. Mainly can be started by avoiding coffee consumption with artificial sweeteners. This precautionary measures can also make the body healthier in the long run.
2. Crimer
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Besides sugar, creamers are also often added to coffee as a substitute for milk. Crimers are used to create different flavors and more fragrant aromas.
Although the cream can make the coffee concoction more creamy, but the cream is full of sugar content. Every tablespoon of creams contains 5 grams of sugar. So if you add three tablespoons to coffee, it means there are 15 grams of sugar per cup.
Crimers also contain bad additives for body health. Its consumption can increase levels of bad cholesterol that have been associated with digestive disorders in some people.
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